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Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, Paragraph 132 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 09 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
132(1)Section 78 (limit on magistrates' courts' power to impose imprisonment etc.) is (until its repeal by the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44) comes into force) amended as follows.E+W
(2)In subsection (4) for “distress” substitute “ goods ”.
(3)After subsection (4) insert—
“(4A)In subsection (4) the reference to want of sufficient goods to satisfy a fine is a reference to circumstances where—
(a)there is power to use the procedure in Schedule 12 to the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 to recover the fine from a person, but
(b)it appears, after an attempt has been made to exercise the power, that the person's goods are insufficient to pay the amount outstanding (as defined by paragraph 50(3) of that Schedule).”
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 13 para. 132 in force at 6.4.2014 by S.I. 2014/768, art. 2(1)(b)
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