THIRD GROUP OF PARTSDisposals
PART 7Financial orders and orders relating to property
CHAPTER 2Compensation orders
Compensation orders: supplementary
I1C1142Limit on compensation payable under compensation order of magistrates' court: offences committed before 11 December 2013
1
This section applies where—
a
a magistrates' court is dealing with an offender for—
i
an offence which was committed before 11 December 2013 (a “relevant offence”), or
ii
one or more relevant offences, and
b
the court makes a compensation order in respect of—
i
any relevant offence,
ii
any offence taken into consideration by the court in determining sentence for a relevant offence.
2
The compensation in respect of a relevant offence must not exceed the maximum amount.
3
The total compensation in respect of the offences taken into account in determining sentence for the relevant offence or relevant offences must not exceed the difference between—
a
the relevant limit, and
b
the total compensation in respect of the relevant offences.
4
In this section—
a
the relevant limit is the aggregate of the maximum amounts for each relevant offence;
b
“the maximum amount” in relation to a relevant offence means the amount specified in column 2 of the following table for an offence committed on the date of the relevant offence—
Date of commission of main offence | Maximum amount |
|---|---|
Before 1 December 1977 | £400 |
On or after 1 December 1977 but before 1 May 1984 | £1,000 |
On or after 1 May 1984 but before 1 October 1992 | £2,000 |
On or after 1 October 1992 but before 11 December 2013 | £5,000. |
5
This section is subject to section 33B(5) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (clean-up costs relating to certain offences relating to waste).