# The Criminal Procedure Rules 2025, Rule 30.2: Exercise of court’s powers; duty of justices’ legal adviser

Extent: E+W

(1) The court must not exercise its enforcement powers unless—
(a) the court officer has served on the defendant any collection order or other notice of—
(i) the obligation to pay,
(ii) the payment terms, and
(iii) how and where the defendant must pay; and
(b) the defendant has failed to comply with the payment terms.
(2) A justices’ legal adviser must ask such questions as may be needed to obtain information sufficient to allow the court to make such decisions as are required.
[Note. See section 76 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980; and paragraphs 12 and 13 of Schedule 5 to the Courts Act 2003.
For the functions of a justices’ legal adviser, see sections 28 and 29 of the Courts Act 2003. See also rule 2.12 (Duties of justices’ legal adviser).]

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/909/rule/30.2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-rules-2025/rule-30.2
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