Citation, commencement and application
1.—(1) These Rules may be cited as the Magistrates' Courts (Unit Fines) Rules 1992 and shall come into force on 1st October 1992.
(2) These Rules apply to a fine imposed by a magistrates' court the amount of which falls to be fixed under section 18 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 ( “the Act ”).
(3) Nothing in these Rules shall apply in relation to offences committed before 1st October 1992.