1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Register of Fines Regulations 2003.
(2) These Regulations shall come into force on 26th January 2004 and shall cease to have effect on 31st March 2005.
(3) In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Courts Act 2003;
“fine” refers to a sum which is, or is treated for the purposes of Part 3 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980(1) as, a sum adjudged to be paid by conviction of magistrates' court, including any increase, compensation and costs; and
“the Register of Fines” means the register of such sums required to be kept by section 98(1)(e) of the Act in accordance with these Regulations;
“Schedule 5” means Schedule 5 to the Act,
and expressions used in these Regulations which are also used in Schedule 5 have the same meaning as in that schedule.