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44.—(1) The amount of a fixed penalty payable to a district council in pursuance of a notice under section 43 in respect of an offence under a dog control order—
(a)is the amount specified by the district council which made the order;
(b)if no amount is so specified, is £75.
(2) A district council may under subsection (1)(a) specify different amounts in relation to different offences.
(3) A district council may make provision for treating a fixed penalty payable to that council in pursuance of a notice under section 43 as having been paid if a lesser amount is paid before the end of a period specified by the council.
(4) The Department may by regulations make provision in connection with the powers conferred on district councils under subsections (1)(a) and (3).
(5) Regulations under subsection (4) may (in particular)—
(a)require an amount specified under subsection (1)(a) to fall within a range prescribed in the regulations;
(b)restrict the extent to which, and the circumstances in which, a district council can make provision under subsection (3).
(6) The Department may by order substitute a different amount for the amount for the time being specified in subsection (1)(b).
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