EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Rules)
These Rules amend the Magistrates’ Courts Rules (Northern Ireland) 1984 (S.R. 1984 No. 225) to take account of the provisions in Part 1 of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 relating to the enforcement of fines and other penalties.
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prescribes the procedures which apply when a court imposes or registers a financial penalty or makes a collection order,
prescribes the procedures relating to the exercise of powers by the collection officer and the procedure for default hearings and related appeals; and
makes a number of minor, consequential amendments also which take account of the new enforcement arrangements.