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The Collection of Fines (Pilot Schemes) (Amendment) Order 2004

S.I. 2004/1406 · Made 20 May 2004

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MAGISTRATES' COURTS, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 20th May 2004

Laid before Parliament 21st May 2004

Coming into force 11th June 2004

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 97(5) and (6), 108(6) and 109(2) of, and paragraph 15 of Schedule 9 to, the Courts Act 2003 f1, makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2003 c. 39

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement, duration and definition
  2. 2Amendment of the Collection of Fines (Pilot Schemes) Order 2004
  3. 3Amendment of the Collection of Fines (Pilot Schemes) Order 2004
  4. 4Amendment of the Collection of Fines (Pilot Schemes) Order 2004
  5. Signature
  6. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement, duration and definition

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Collection of Fines (Pilot Schemes) (Amendment) Order 2004.

(2)

This Order shall come into force on 11th June 2004 and cease to have effect on 31st March 2005.

(3)

In this Order a reference to an article by number alone is a reference to the article so numbered in the Collection of Fines (Pilot Schemes) Order 2004 f1.

2Amendment of the Collection of Fines (Pilot Schemes) Order 2004

In article 1—

(a)

in paragraph (3), before the definition of “the Schedule”, insert—

  • ““enforcement” means any process or order for the purposes of recovering a sum imposed by a court;

  • “sum imposed by a court” means a financial penalty which—

    1. (i)

      consists of or includes a fine, and

    2. (ii)

      is, or is treated, for the purposes of Part 3 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980f1 as a sum adjudged to be paid by conviction of a magistrates' court.

  • In (i) a “fine” does not include any pecuniary forfeiture or pecuniary compensation payable on conviction.”

(b)

for paragraph (4) substitute—

“(4)

Paragraph (5) applies to any sum imposed by a court in a petty sessions area prior to the coming into force of any of the pilot schemes under this Order in that area.

(5)

Unless a court orders otherwise, enforcement to recover a sum, to which paragraph (4) refers, may be carried out as if this Order, and any modifications made to enactments by this Order, had not been made.

(6)

Unless a court orders otherwise, enforcement of any sum imposed by a court in a petty sessions area after the coming into force of any of the pilot schemes under this Order in that area, shall continue, after this Order ceases to have effect, as if this Order, and any modifications made to enactments by this Order, were still in force.”

3Amendment of the Collection of Fines (Pilot Schemes) Order 2004

In article 2(e) in the substituted paragraph 35 of Schedule 5 of the Courts Act 2003, after sub-paragraph (4) insert—

“(5)

Fines collection regulations may provide for the fines officer to have the power to issue a summons for the purpose of ensuring that P attends a magistrates' court to whom P’s case has been referred under this paragraph.”

4Amendment of the Collection of Fines (Pilot Schemes) Order 2004

Omit article 2(f).

Signature

On the authority of the Lord Chancellor

Christopher Leslie

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department of Constitutional Affairs

20th May 2004

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

The amendment in article 2 is to clearly define the intention of the transitional provision in the Collection of Fines (Pilot Schemes) Order 2004.

The amendments in article 3 and 4 are to correct an error in that Order.