The Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 No. 1675 (NI. 26)

PART V N.I. CRIMINAL JURISDICTION AND PROCEDURE

Sums adjudged to be paid by a conviction N.I.

Fixing sum adjudged to be paid by a conviction with regard to means of offender N.I.

53.— [F1 (1) A magistrates' court, in fixing the amount of a sum adjudged to be paid by a conviction (other than a fine which falls to be fixed under Article 29 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996)]shall, amongst other things, take into consideration the means of the offender so far as they appear or are known to the court, the expedience of allowing such amount to be paid by instalments and the amount and frequency of any such instalments.

[F1 (2) Paragraph (1) applies whether taking into consideration the means of the offender has the effect of increasing or reducing the amount of the sum.]

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