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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a Northern Ireland Statutory Rule: The Marine Conservation (Fixed Monetary Penalties) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 No. 279
3.—(1) The Department may by notice impose a fixed monetary penalty on a person in relation to an offence under section 32(1) of the Act (Offence of contravening byelaws).
(2) The Department must, before imposing a fixed monetary penalty under paragraph (1), be satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the person has committed the offence.
(3) The amount of the fixed monetary penalty is £100 for an individual or £200 in any other case.
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