Article 50 Amendments to the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

In section 90^f1 (transfer of fines to Scotland or Northern Ireland)—

(a)

in subsection (1)—

(i)

after the first occurrence of “the court” insert “(or where that sum is the subject of a collection order, it appears to the court or the fines officer as the case may be)”; and

(ii)

after the second occurrence of “the court” insert “(or the fines officer as the case may be)”;

(b)

in subsection (3), for “the court which made the order or by the designated officer for that court” substitute “a magistrates’ court in England and Wales or by the designated officer for that court, or by a fines officer”; and

(c)

in subsection (3A) after “court” insert “under this Part of this Act”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1980 c. 43; so far as relevant, in section 90, subsection (3) was amended by the Courts Act 2003 (c.39), Schedule 8, paragraph 226; subsection (3A) was inserted by the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (c. 33), section 47(2).