PART 1FINES AND OTHER PENALTIES: ENFORCEMENT
CHAPTER 1Collection of Fines etc.
Supplementary
I127Interpretation etc.
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In this Chapter—
“attachment of earnings order” has the meaning given in section 18(1);
“bank account order” has the meaning given in section 22(1);
“collection officer” has the meaning given in section 2(1);
“collection order” has the meaning given in section 3(1);
“the debtor” has the meaning given in section 1(2);
“deposit-taker” has the meaning given in subsection (2) below;
“interim bank account order” has the meaning given in section 20(1);
“the outstanding amount” has the meaning given in section 1(2);
“registered” has the meaning given in subsection (4) below;
“relevant benefit” has the meaning given in section 14(3);
“the responsible court” has the meaning given in section 6(1);
“statutory provision” has the same meaning as in the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954;
“the sum due” has the meaning given in section 1(2);
“vehicle” has the meaning given in subsection (3) below;
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“Deposit-taker” means a person who, in the course of a business, may lawfully accept deposits in the United Kingdom; and this definition is to be read with—
a
section 22 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000,
b
any relevant order under that section, and
c
Schedule 2 to that Act.
3
“Vehicle” means a mechanically propelled vehicle intended or adapted for use on roads, except that Article 6 of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (exceptions for certain vehicles) applies as it applies for the purpose of the Road Traffic Orders (as defined by that Order).
4
“Registered”, in relation to a vehicle, means registered under the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994.
5
In its application to this Chapter, section 24 of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (service of documents) has effect as if the word “registering” were omitted from subsection (1).
6
The power to make an oral application under this Chapter is, in the case of a company, exercisable by an officer of the company authorised by the company for the purpose.