Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015

13 (1) Section 55 of the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 (guilty plea by absent accused and amount payable under section 30 or 36) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) After subsection (2) insert—

“(2A) This section also applies if—

(a) a person is convicted of an offence under section 29 or 35A while being tried in accordance with section 16A of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (trial by single justice on the papers), and

(b) it is proved to the satisfaction of the court, in the manner prescribed by Criminal Procedure Rules, that a relevant notice was served on the accused with the written charge.”

(3) In subsection (3)—

(a) in paragraph (a), for “in a case within subsection (1)(a)” substitute “ if the offence is an offence under section 29 ”, and

(b) in paragraph (b), for “in a case within subsection (1)(b)” substitute “ if the offence is an offence under section 35A ”.

(4) In subsection (5), for “The court shall not so proceed” substitute “ Where this section applies by virtue of subsection (1), the court shall not proceed as described in subsection (4) ”.

(5) After subsection (5) insert—

“(6) Where this section applies by virtue of subsection (2A), the court shall not proceed as described in subsection (4) if the written notification served by the accused or the legal representative of the accused in accordance with the single justice procedure notice includes a statement that the amount specified in the relevant notice is inappropriate.

(7) In subsection (6) “single justice procedure notice” has the meaning given by section 29 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003.”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 11 para. 13 in force at 13.4.2015 by S.I. 2015/778, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 77