The Fines Collection Regulations 2004

Another step available against defaulters

9.—(1) For the purposes of paragraph 38(1)(e) of Schedule 5, another step which may be taken under that Schedule is the exercise of the enforcement powers of section 87 (enforcement of payment of fines by High Court or county court) of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980(1) as modified for those purposes by paragraph (2) below.

(2) The modifications of section 87 of the 1980 Act referred to in paragraph (1) above are—

(a) in paragraph (1) after “the justices' chief executive for the magistrates' court” insert “or the fines officer of that court”;

(b) in paragraph (3) after “the justices' chief executive” insert “or, as the case may be, the fines officer” and delete “under section 82 above”; and

(c) in paragraph (4) after “a justices' chief executive” insert “or, as the case may be, a fines officer”.

(1)

1980 c. 43. Section 87A is inserted by section 62(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33) and sections 125A, 125B, 125C and 125D are inserted respectively by sections 92, 93(2), 94 and 96 (as amended by the Powers of the Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000, section 165(1) and paragraph 204 of Schedule 9) of the Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22).