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(1)If—
(a)a financial penalty has been awarded against any person under this Act, and
[F2(b)the penalty was—
(i)a fine awarded in respect of a qualifying offence (or in respect of such an offence together with otheroffences) on the conviction of a qualifying offence either of that person or of the person as whose parentor guardian that person is to pay the penalty; or
(ii)stoppages or a compensation order awarded in respect of a qualifying offence, (whether on the convictionof any person of the offence or on a request by any person for the offence to be taken into consideration); and]
(c)no term of imprisonment was imposed in default of payment, and
(d)no appeal is outstanding and the time provided for the giving of notice of appeal against the award hasexpired, and
(e)the whole or any part of the penalty remains unpaid or unrecovered, and
(f)the person against whom the award was made is a person to whom this section applies,
the Defence Council or an officer authorised by them may make an order (in this section referred toas a “financial penalty enforcement order") for the registration of the penalty by the relevant court.
(2)This section applies to a person who
[F3(a)] is, or would be but for section 131 above, neither subject toservice law nor a civilian to whom Part II of this Act is applied by section 209 below, Part II of the M1Air Force Act 1955 is applied by section 209 of that Act or Parts I and II of the M2Naval Discipline Act 1957 are applied by section 118 of that Act.
[F4; or
(b)is subject to service law because he is a special member of a reserve force within the meaning of the Reserve Forces Act 1996.]
(3)In this section “qualifying offence” means
(a)an offence under section 36 above committed outside the United Kingdom and consisting of or includingacts or omissions that would constitute a comparable foreign offence or a local road traffic offence;
(b)an offence under section 70 above;
(c)an offence under any provision of this Act other than section 70 above consisting of or including actsor omissions which would also constitute an offence under section 70 above;
and for the purposes of this definition—
“comparable foreign offence” means an offence under the civil law of any place outside theUnited Kingdom which is comparable to an offence under the law of England and Wales; and
“local road traffic offence” means an offence under the civil law of any place outside theUnited Kingdom relating to road traffic.
(4)A financial penalty enforcement order shall contain a certificate issued on behalf of the DefenceCouncil or by an officer authorised by them and stating—
(a)that a financial penalty has been awarded against the person named in the order;
(b)that the conditions specified in paragraphs (b) to (f) of subsection (1) above are satisfied;
(c)the nature and amount of the penalty;
(d)the date on which and the [F5offence or offences] in respect of which it was awarded;
(e)if it was awarded against the person named in the order as the parent or guardian of some other person,the fact that it was so awarded and the name of that other person;
(f)sufficient particulars of the case (including particulars of any offences taken into consideration atthe trial);
(g)the date of any payment or recovery of a sum on account of the penalty;
(h)the sum outstanding; and
(j)the authority to whom and address to which any stoppages or compensation included in the penalty willfall, on recovery, to be remitted under subsection (7) below.
(5)A document purporting to be a financial penalty enforcement order and to be signed on behalf of theDefence Council or by an officer authorised by them shall be deemed to be such an order unless the contraryis proved, and a certificate under subsection (4) above shall be evidence of the matters stated.
(6)Subject to subsection (7) below, upon registration of a financial penalty enforcement order—
(a)service enforcement procedures shall cease to be available for the recovery of the sum certified asoutstanding, and
(b)that sum shall be treated for all purposes as if it had been a fine imposed upon a conviction by therelevant court.
(7)Stoppages or compensation recovered under this section shall be remitted to the authority at the addressspecified in the certificate under subsection (4) above.
(8)Where it appears from a financial penalty enforcement order that the penalty was imposed in respect ofmore than one offence, it shall be deemed for the purposes of enforcement to be a single penalty only.
(9)Where—
(a)a financial penalty enforcement order has been made against any person, and
(b)he ceases to be a person to whom this section applies at a time when the whole or any part of thecertified sum is still outstanding,
service enforcement procedures shall apply to the amount outstanding as if it were a sum payable byway of a fine imposed by a civil court.
(10)In this section—
“financial penalty” means—
(a)a fine, including a fine imposed by virtue of paragraph 13 of Schedule 5A below;
(b)stoppages;
(c)a compensation order imposed by virtue of paragraph 11 or 13 of Schedule 5A below; F6
(d)
F6“the relevant court” means—
(a)the magistrates’ court in England or Wales,
(b)the sheriff court in Scotland, or
(c)the court of summary jurisdiction in Northern Ireland,
within whose jurisdiction the person against whom a financial penalty enforcement order is made appearsto the Defence Council or an officer authorised by them to reside or to be likely to reside;
“service enforcement procedures” means any procedure available by virtue of any of thefollowing enactments, namely—
(a)sections 144, 146 and 209(4) and (4A) below and sections 144, 146 and 209(4) and (4A) of the M3Air Force Act 1955, and
(b)sections 128A and 128B of the M4Naval Discipline Act 1957; and “stoppages” does not include sums awarded by virtue of section 147 or 148 below.
[F7(11)Where a fine has been awarded together with stoppages or a compensation order, this section shall haveeffect in relation to the fine and to the stoppages or compensation order as if they were separatepenalties.]]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 133A inserted by Armed Forces Act 1976 (c. 52), s. 16, Sch. 8 para. 1
F2S. 133A(1)(b) substituted by Armed Forces Act 1986 (c. 21, SIF 7:1), s. 16(1), Sch. 1para. 7(2)
F3S. 133A(2): word “(a)" inserted (1.1.1999) by S.I. 1998/3086, reg. 5(1)
F4Word “or" and s. 133A(2)(b) inserted (1.1.1999) by S.I. 1998/3086, reg. 5(1)
F5Words substituted by Armed Forces Act 1986 (c. 21, SIF 7:1), s. 16(1), Sch. 1 para. 7(3)
F6Para. (d) in the definition of “financial penalty" and the word “or"immediately preceding it repealed by Armed Forces Act 1986 (c. 21, SIF 7:1), s. 16(2), Sch. 2
F7S. 133A(11) inserted by Armed Forces Act 1986 (c. 21, SIF 7:1), s. 16(1), Sch. 1 para.7(4)
Marginal Citations
M31955c. 19.
Textual Amendments applied to the whole legislation
F8Act: the provisions of the 1955 Acts providing for findings of courts-martial to be subject to confirmation and to revision at the direction of the confirming officer cease to have effect (1.4.1997 subject to art. 3 of the commencing S.I.) by virtue of 1996 c. 46, s. 15; S.I. 1997/304, arts. 2, 3, Sch. 2
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