r=10899&c=1992326Some witnesses suggested that fixed penalty notices should be issued in cases of non-compliance, however Mark McDonald MSP argued that this could extend the process and would not provide more of a deterrent than the powers already in the Act to allow local authorities to do the work and recover the cost—
Obviously, a fixed penalty notice would have a date by which the individual must pay: if they chose not to pay it, the local authority would then have to chase them for it.