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Section 161C Further provision about income reduction orders

(1)

F1The Secretary of State may by regulations make such further provision about income reduction orders as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

(2)

Regulations under subsection (1) may make provision about payments under an income reduction order including (among other things)—

(a)

provision about the form and manner in which payments must or may be made;

(b)

provision for payments to be made to a specified person, or a person of a specified description;

(c)

provision about the date by which, or period within which, payments must be made;

(d)

provision about interest on any unpaid amounts payable under an income reduction order.

(3)

Regulations under subsection (1) may—

(a)

make provision for monitoring compliance with income reduction orders;

(b)

make provision for the enforcement of income reduction orders, including provision about the recovery of any unpaid amounts under an income reduction order;

(c)

make provision about appeals.

(4)

The provision that may be made by virtue of subsection (3)(a)and (b) includes—

(a)

provision for a specified person, or a person of a specified description, to require the provision of documents or information;

(b)

provision for a specified person, or a person of a specified description, to require the offender to attend at a place and answer questions.

(5)

In this section, “specified” means specified in the regulations.

Annotations

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)