# Courts Act 2003, Paragraph 1

Extent: E+W+N.I.

(1) This Schedule, apart from Part 3B, applies if a person aged 18 or over (“P”) is liable to pay a sum which is or is treated for the purposes of Part 3 of the 1980 Act as a sum adjudged to be paid by a conviction of a magistrates' court.
(2) Part 3B applies in a case where Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (collection of fines etc.) applies.
(2) A sum payable under a notice of conviction and penalty (within the meaning of section 16L of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980) is not to be regarded as a sum within sub-paragraph (1); but this Schedule applies in relation to such sums as provided in paragraphs 10A, 21(2), 25(2), 29(2) and 37(1A).
(3) For the purposes of this Schedule as it applies as mentioned in paragraph 1(2), “the fines officer” means any fines officer.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/39/schedule/5/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/courts-act-2003/schedule-5/paragraph-1
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