Criminal Justice Act 1993

5 In section 57 of the Act of 1991 (responsibility of parent or guardian for financial penalties), the following shall be substituted for subsections (3) and (4)—

“(3) For the purposes of any order under that section made against the parent or guardian of a child or young person—

(a) sections 18 and 21 above; and

(b) section 35(4)(a) of the 1973 Act (fixing amount of compensation order),

shall have effect (so far as applicable) as if any reference to the financial circumstances of the offender, or (as the case may be) to the means of the person against whom the compensation order is made, were a reference to the financial circumstances of the parent or guardian.

(4) For the purposes of any such order made against a local authority (as defined for the purposes of the [1989 c. 41.] Children Act 1989)—

(a) section 18(1) above, and section 35(4)(a) of the 1973 Act, shall not apply, and

(b) section 18(3) above shall apply as if the words from “including” to the end were omitted.”.