Section 161B Determining the amount payable under an income reduction orderF1
The Secretary of State must by regulations make provision about how the court is to determine the percentage of the offender’s excess monthly income payable under an income reduction order.
Provision made by regulations under subsection (1) must secure that the percentage determined by the court does not exceed a specified percentage.
The percentage specified by virtue of subsection (2) must not exceed twenty per cent.
Provision made by virtue of subsection (1) may include provision for the percentage to depend on (among other things)—
the offence or offences committed;
how the offender is otherwise dealt with (including, where the offender is fined, the amount of the fine);
the age of the offender.
In this section, “specified” means specified in the regulations.
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Textual amendments
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Pt. 7 Ch. 5 inserted (22.1.2026 for enabling the exercise of power to make regulations) by Sentencing Act 2026 (c. 2), ss. 3(1), 49(3)(c)