Part V Jurisdiction, Imprisonment, Fines, Etc.
Fines and other pecuniary penalties—miscellaneous
65 Powers of civilian fine enforcement officers.
1
The following paragraph shall be inserted after the first paragraph of subsection (2) of section 125 (warrants) of the M1Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980—
A warrant of arrest, warrant of commitment or warrant of distress which is issued by a justice of the peace for the enforcement of a fine may also be executed by a person who—
a
is employed by an authority of a prescribed class;
b
is authorised in the prescribed manner to execute such warrants; and
c
is acting within the area for which the authority that employs him performs its functions.
2
In section 136(2)(a) of that Act (by virtue of which a warrant for the detention of a fine defaulter overnight in a police station may be executed by any police constable) after the word “constable" there shall be inserted the words
or any person who—
a
is employed by an authority of a prescribed class;
b
is authorised in the prescribed manner to execute such warrants; and
c
is acting within the area for which the authority that employs him performs its functions.