Part I—Introduction
Citation, commencement, duration, application and interpretation1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Fines Collection Regulations 2004.
2
This Part of these Regulations shall come into force on 23rd February 2004, Parts II and III of these Regulations shall come into force—
a
on 23rd February 2004 in respect of the petty sessions areas specified in columns 1 and 3 of Part I of the Schedule to the Order;
b
on 29th March 2004 in respect of the petty sessions areas specified in columns 1 and 3 of Part II of the Schedule to the Order; and
c
on 5th April 2004 in respect of all other petty sessions areas in England and Wales,
and Part IV of these Regulations shall come into force on 29th March 2004.
3
These Regulations shall cease to have effect on 31st March 2005.
4
These Regulations apply to petty sessions areas in England and Wales to which the provisions of Schedule 5 have effect in accordance with the Collection of Fines (Pilot Schemes) Order 20042.
5
In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Courts Act 20033;
“approved clamping organisation” means an organisation approved by the Lord Chancellor, the members of which undertake clamping operations;
“charges due” means the charges referred to in regulation 18(2)(b) payable by P at the time in question;
“clamp” means an immobilisation device and related expressions shall be construed accordingly;
“clamping contractor” means a person authorised to undertake the clamping, removal and storage of vehicles by and in accordance with a contract (a “clamping contract”) with the Lord Chancellor or the justices' chief executive for a court, “the contractor” means the clamping contractor and “the contract” means the clamping contract;
“clamping notice” means an immobilisation notice;
“fine” means a sum adjudged to be paid mentioned in paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 5 and includes any increase, compensation and costs;
“the Order” means the Collection of Fines (Pilot Schemes) Order 2004;
“Schedule 5” means Schedule 5 to the Act;
“vehicle” means a motor vehicle; and
“working day” means a day other than a Saturday or Sunday which is not a bank or other public holiday,
and, save where the context requires otherwise, a reference to clamping or storage includes release from clamping or, as the case may be, release from storage.
6
In these Regulations a reference to a numbered regulation is a reference to the regulation so numbered in these Regulations.