The Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994 is amended by the insertion of the following sections after section 23:

"23A. Fixed charge offences.

(1) A member of the Garda Síochána who has reasonable grounds for believing that a person is committing, or has committed, an offence under section 5 (in this section referred to as a `fixed charge offence') may serve on the person personally or by post the notice referred to in subsection (5) or cause it to be so served.

(2) A member of the Garda Síochána may, for the purposes of subsection (1) -

(a) request the person concerned to give his or her name and address and to verify the information given, and

(b) if not satisfied with the name and address or any verification given, request that the person accompany the member to a Garda Síochána station for the purpose of confirming the person's name and address.

(3) A person who -

(a) does not give his or her name and address when requested to do so under subsection (2)(a) or gives a name or address that is false or misleading, or

(b) does not comply with a request by a member of the Garda Síochána under subsection (2)(b),

is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding €1,500.

(4) A member of the Garda Síochána who is of opinion that a person is committing, or has committed, an offence under subsection (3) may arrest the person without warrant.