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Mr. Wilson
asked the Solicitor-General for Scotland how many fixed penalty notices have been issued by procurators-fiscal under section 42 and schedule 2 to the Transport Act 1982; and on how many of these payment has been made.
The Solicitor-General for Scotland
Procurators fiscal may issue conditional offers of fixed penalty for the offences set out in both schedule 1 and schedule 2 to the Transport Act 1982. No separate figures are kept for schedule 2 offences. 58,233 offers were made in 1983 and 1984. Statistics on offers made and fixed penalties subsequently paid are as follows:
| Offers made | Fixed penalty paid | |
| 1983 (from inception on 30 June) | 19,896 | 17,165 |
| 1984 (first three quarts) | 29,705 | 25,844 |
| 1984 (total) | 38,337 | — |