# Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules) 1996, Rule 20.16: Discharge or reduction of compensation order

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(1) An application to discharge a compensation order or to reduce the amount that remains to be paid under section 25(1) of the Act of 1995 (review of compensation order) shall be made writing to the clerk of the court which made the order.
(2) The clerk of court shall, on any such application being made to him, serve a copy of the application on the prosecutor by post.
(3) The court to which the application is made may dispose of the application after such inquiry as it thinks fit.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/513/schedule/2/rule/20.16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-adjournal-criminal-procedure-rules-1996/schedule-2/rule-20.16
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