{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-scotland-act-1980/section-66",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-scotland-act-1980/section-66.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1980/62",
  "legislation_title": "Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-scotland-act-1980",
  "path": "section/66",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "66",
  "heading": "Application of provisions relating to fines to enforcement of compensation orders.",
  "text": "(1) The provisions of the 1975 Act specified in subsection (2) below shall, subject to any necessary modifications and to the qualifications mentioned in that subsection, apply in relation to compensation orders as they apply in relation to fines; and sections 91 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 and 104B of the Magistrates’ Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 1964 shall be construed accordingly.\n(2) The provisions mentioned in subsection (1) above are—\nsection 194 (application to solemn procedure of summary procedure provisions relating to fines);\nsection 196 (fines etc., may be enforced in other district);\nsection 395(2) to (7) (application of money found on offender);\nsection 395A (power to remit fines), with the omission of the words “or (4)” in subsection (2) of that section;\nsection 396 (time for payment) with the omission of the words from “unless” to “its decision” in subsection (4) and of subsection (5) of that section;\nsection 397 (further time for payment);\nsection 398 (reasons for default);\nsection 399 (payment by instalments);\nsection 400 (supervision pending payment of fine);\nsection 401 (supplementary provisions), except that subsection (1) of that section shall not apply in relation to compensation orders made in solemn proceedings;\nsection 402 (fines etc., may be enforced in another district);\nsection 403 (transfer of fine orders);\nsection 404 (action of clerk of court on transfer of fine order);\nsection 406 (substitution of custody for imprisonment where child defaults on fine);\nsection 407(1)(b), (1A), (1B), (1D), (2) and (4) (maximum period of imprisonment for non-payment of fine):\nProvided that—\n(a) a court may impose imprisonment in respect of a fine and decline to impose imprisonment in respect of a compensation order but notvice versa; and\n(b) where a court imposes imprisonment both in respect of a fine and of a compensation order the amounts in respect of which imprisonment is imposed shall, for the purposes of the said subsection (1A), be aggregated;\nsection 408 (discharge from imprisonment to be specified);\nsection 409 (payment of fine in part by prisoner);\nsection 411 (recovery by civil diligence); and\nSchedule 7 (application of sums paid as part of fine under section 409).",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1980 c. 43."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1964 c. 21. (N.I.)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/62/section/66",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:15:02.530874+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}