Courts Act 2003, Paragraph 220 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 09 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
220(1)Amend section 82 (restriction on power to impose imprisonment for default) as follows.U.K.
(2)After subsection (4A) insert—
“(4B)The cases in which the offender’s default may be regarded for the purposes of subsection (4)(b)(i) as being attributable to his wilful refusal or culpable neglect include any case in which—
(a)he has refused, otherwise than on reasonable grounds, to consent to a work order proposed to be made under Schedule 6 to the Courts Act 2003 (discharge of fines by unpaid work), or
(b)he has without reasonable excuse failed to comply with such an order.”
(3)In subsection (5A), for “justices' chief executive for” substitute “ designated officer for ”.
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