(This note is not part of the Rules)
These Rules amend the Magistrates’ Courts Rules (Northern Ireland) 1984 (S.R. 1984 No. 225) to take account of the provisions in Part 1 of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 relating to the enforcement of fines and other penalties.
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prescribes the procedures which apply when a court imposes or registers a financial penalty or makes a collection order,
prescribes the procedures relating to the exercise of powers by the collection officer and the procedure for default hearings and related appeals; and
makes a number of minor, consequential amendments also which take account of the new enforcement arrangements.