The Register of Fines Regulations 2003

Payment of a fine and removal of entries after 5 years

7.—(1) If a fine is paid in full the fines officer must—

(a) notify the Keeper of the Register of the payment and the date of it and whether or not it was made within 28 days of the date of registration of the fine; and

(b) on receipt from the person liable to pay the fine of an application in writing for a certificate of satisfaction and the fee for it specified in Part I of Schedule 6 to the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980, issue the certificate to that person.

(2) On the receipt of a notification under paragraph (1)(a) the Keeper of the Register must—

(a) if the fines officer notifies him that the fine was paid in full within the period of 28 days of the date of registration of the fine, cancel the entry in respect of the fine in the Register; or

(b) if the fines officer notifies him that it was not so paid, enter in the Register a note that the fine was paid in full and the date of payment.

(3) On the fifth anniversary of the entry of a fine in the Register the Keeper must remove any subsisting entry relating to the fine.

(4) In this regulation “certificate of satisfaction” means a certificate to the effect that the fine was paid in full on the date specified in the certificate.