4.2.1 Regulatory offences

Many offences are not ‘truly’ criminal. They are regulatory offences, which are often punishable only by fines and may not have an obvious victim. Examples include:

  • driving offences, e.g. driving with a broken brake light
  • health and safety offences, e.g. minor breaches of regulations
  • offences regulating the sale of certain items, e.g. selling lottery tickets to a child under 16.

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