# The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Surcharge) (Amendment) Order 2020, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
Section 161A of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44) requires a court, when dealing with a person for one or more offences, to order that person to pay a surcharge. The amount of the surcharge that is payable in particular circumstances is set out in the Schedule to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Surcharge) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1696) (“the 2012 Order”). Article 2 of this Order substitutes the Schedule to the 2012 Order to provide for an increase in those amounts.
Article 3 provides that the increased amounts do not apply where a court deals with a person for a single offence committed before the date on which this Order comes into force, or where it deals with a person for more than one offence and at least one of those offences was committed before that date.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/310/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-2003-surcharge-amendment-order-2020/note
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