Exercise of court’s powers
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52.2. The court must not exercise its enforcement powers unless—
(a)the court officer has served on the defendant any collection order or other notice of—
(i)the obligation to pay,
(ii)the payment terms, and
(iii)how and where the defendant must pay; and
(b)the defendant has failed to comply with the payment terms.
[Note. See section 76 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980(1); and paragraphs 12 and 13 of Schedule 5 to the Courts Act 2003(2).]
(1)
(2)
2003 c. 39; paragraph 13 was amended by articles 2, 4 and 15 of S.I. 2006/1737.