The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981

Registration and notification of financial penalty enforcement order

47.—(1) The clerk of a magistrates' court receiving a financial penalty enforcement order made by the Defence Council or an officer authorised by them shall cause the said order to be registered in his courts by means of a memorandum entered in the register kept pursuant to rule 66 and signed by him and shall send notice in writing to the Defence Council or the authorised officer, as appropriate, stating that the order has been so registered.

(2) Where a financial penalty enforcement order has been registered in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (1), the clerk shall forthwith serve on the person against whom the order was made a notice of registration in the prescribed form.

(3) A notice required by paragraph (2) shall be served on the person by delivering it to him or by sending it by post addressed to him at the address shown on the financial penalty enforcement order.

(4) In this rule “financial penalty enforcement order” means an order made under section 133A(1) of the Army Act 1955(1), section 133A(1) of the Air Force Act 1955(2) or section 128F(1) of the Naval Discipline Act 1957(3).

(1)

1955 c. 18; section 133A(1) was inserted by the Armed Forces Act 1976 (c. 52), section 16 and Schedule 8, paragraph 1.

(2)

1955 c. 19; section 133A(1) was inserted by the Armed Forces Act 1976, section 16 and Schedule 8, paragraphs 1 and 2.

(3)

1957 c. 53; section 128F(1) was inserted by the Armed Forces Act 1976, section 16 and Schedule 8, paragraphs 1 and 3.