2018 No. 101

Magistrates’ Courts

The Magistrates’ Courts Fees (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2018

Made

Coming into operation

The Department of Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 116(1) of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 19781 and now vested in it2, makes the following Order with the concurrence of the Department of Finance3.

The Department of Justice has, in accordance with section 116(1) of that Act, consulted with the Lord Chief Justice.

Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

This Order may be cited as the Magistrates’ Courts Fees (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2018 and shall come into operation on 1st June 2018.

2

In this Order “the principal Order” means the Magistrates’ Courts Fees Order (Northern Ireland) 19964.

Amendments to the principal Order2

In Part G (Miscellaneous) of Schedule 1 to the principal Order, in Fee 55, for the words from “to a magistrates’ court” to “Article 91(3) or (4) of the Order)” substitute “, or an application, to a magistrates’ court (other than an application brought by an employer under paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 1 to the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2016)”.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Justice on 23rd April 2018

seal_r00001Nick PerryA senior officer of theDepartment of Justice

The Department of Finance concurs in the making of this Order.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance on 24th April 2018

seal_r00001Emer MorelliA senior officer of the Department of Finance
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Magistrates’ Courts Fees Order (Northern Ireland) 1996 (SR 1996 No. 102), consequential to provision in Schedule 1 to the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (2016 c. 21) relating to the collection and enforcement of financial penalties and provides that no fee is payable for an application by an employer for a determination on what may constitute earnings for the purpose of an attachment of earnings order.

An Explanatory Memorandum has been produced and is available from the Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service, Fee Team, Laganside House, 23-27 Oxford Street, Belfast BT1 3LA or online alongside this Statutory Rule at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr.