# Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980, Section 92: Restriction on power to impose imprisonment for default.

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(1) A magistrates’ court shall not exercise its power under section 76 above to issue a warrant to commit to prison a person who makes default in paying a sum adjudged to be paid by an order of such a court except where the default is under—
(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b) an order made by a court under regulations under section 23 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (payment by individual in respect of legal aid) ; or
(c) an order for the payment of any of the taxes, contributions, premiums or liabilities specified in Schedule 4 to the Administration of Justice Act 1970.
(2) This section does not affect the power of a magistrates’ court to issue such a warrant as aforesaid in the case of default in paying a sum adjudged to be paid by a conviction, or treated (by any enactment relating to the collection or enforcement of fines, costs, compensation or forfeited recognizances) as so adjudged to be paid.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/43/section/92 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-act-1980/section-92
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