Part V U.K. Jurisdiction, Imprisonment, Fines, Etc.

Fines and other pecuniary penalties—miscellaneous E+W+S

65 Powers of civilian fine enforcement officers. E+W

(1) The following paragraph shall be inserted after the first paragraph of subsection (2) of section 125 (warrants) of the M1 Magistrates’ 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.”.

Marginal Citations

M1 1980 c. 43.