Courts Act 2003

[F1Withdrawal of warrant of control by fines officerE+W

Textual Amendments

F1Sch. 5 paras. 40A-40C and cross-headings inserted (8.4.2013) by Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), ss. 88(8), 151(1); S.I. 2013/453, art. 4(a)

40A(1)This paragraph applies if, in taking a step specified in a further steps notice or replacement notice, the fines officer has issued a warrant of control for the purpose of recovering the sum due.E+W

(2)The fines officer may withdraw the warrant if—

(a)P remains liable to pay any part of the sum due, and

(b)the fines officer is satisfied that the warrant was issued by mistake, including in particular a mistake made in consequence of the non-disclosure or misrepresentation of a material fact.]