Section 16 Summary prosecution of offences and recovery of fines.C1

United Kingdom

(1)

Offences under this Act may (save as otherwise provided) be prosecuted, and fines under this Act may be recovered in a summary manner; that is to say—

(a)

In England before a justice or justices, in manner provided by the Summary Jurisdiction (English) Acts;

(b)

In Scotland in manner provided by the F1 M1Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975;

(c)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2 in Ireland in manner provided by the M2Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act 1851, and the Acts amending the same;

(d)

In the Isle of Man, and the Islands of Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney, and Sark respectively, before any court, governor, deputy governor, deemster, jurat, or other magistrate, in the manner in which the like offences and fines are by law prosecuted and recovered, or as near thereto as circumstances admit.

(2)

If any person feels aggrieved by any conviction under this Act by a court of summary jursidiction, or by any determination or adjudication of such court with respect to any compensation under this Act, he may, where imprisonment is awarded without the option of a fine, or the sum adjudged to be paid exceeds five pounds, appeal therefrom as follows:—

(a)

In England the appeal shall be to F3the Crown Court in manner provided by the Summary Jurisdiction (English) Acts;

(b)

In Ireland the appeal shall be to the court of quarter sessions in manner directed by the M3Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act 1851, and the Acts amending the same;

(c)

In Scotland, the Isle of Man, and the Islands of Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney, and Sark, the appeal shall be to the court and in the manner in which appeals from the like convictions and determinations and adjudications are made.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words substituted by virtue of Interpretation Act 1889 (c. 63), s. 38(1)
F2: Words omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1950 (c. 6), s. 3
F3: Words substituted by virtue of Courts Act 1971 (c. 23), Sch. 8 para. 2

Marginal citations

M1: 1975 c. 21.
M2: 1851 c. 93.
M3: 1851 c. 93.

Modifications

C1: References to Ireland to be construed as exclusive of Republic of Ireland: S.R. & O. 1923/405 (Rev. X, p. 298: 1923, p. 400), art. 2

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1: Act repealed (19.11.1998) by 1998 c. 43, s. 1(1)(2), Sch. 1 Pt. X, Group 2 (with saving in Sch. 2 para. 8) and subject to amendments by S.I. 1999/1820, arts. 1(2), 4, Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 5