(1)Without prejudice to the power contained in section 213 of this Act, (as applied by section 252 of this Act), at any time before a compensation order has been complied with or fully complied with, the court, on the application of the person against whom the compensation order was made, may discharge the compensation order or reduce the amount that remains to be paid if it appears to the court that—
F1(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b)that property the loss of which is reflected in the compensation order has been recovered.
[F2(1A)On the application of the prosecutor at any time before a compensation order has been complied with (or fully complied with), the court may increase the amount payable under the compensation order if it is satisfied that the person against whom it was made—
(a)because of the availability of materially different information about financial circumstances, has more means than were made known to the court when the order was made, or
(b)because of a material change of financial circumstances, has more means than the person had then.]
(2)In subsection (1) above “the court” means—
(a)in a case where, as respects the compensation order, a transfer of fine order under section 222 of this Act (as applied by the said section 252) is effective and the court by which the compensation order is enforceable is in terms of the transfer of fine order a court of summary jurisdiction in Scotland, that court; or
(b)in any other case, the court which made the compensation order or, where that court was the High Court, by which the order was first enforceable.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 251(1)(a) repealed (28.3.2011) by Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 13), ss. 115(2)(a), 206(1); S.S.I. 2011/178, art. 2, sch.
F2S. 251(1A) inserted (28.3.2011) by Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 13), ss. 115(2)(b), 206(1); S.S.I. 2011/178, art. 2, sch.