Sentencing Act 2020

Power to alter limits on fines and compensation orders etc in magistrates’ court

7 (1) The Secretary of State may by regulations substitute, for a sum for the time being specified in any of the following provisions, such sum as appears to the Secretary of State justified by a change in the value of money since the relevant date, in relation to offences committed after the regulations come into force—

section 123	limit on magistrates’ court fine for young offender
section 129	limit on term in default of payment of fine
section 139	limit on magistrates’ court compensation order for young offender
section 376(2)(b) or (8)	limits on recognizance for parent or guardian of young offender, or fine for unreasonable refusal to enter into recognizance
paragraph 2(2)(a) of Schedule 5	limit on fine on breach of requirement of reparation order

(2) In sub-paragraph (1), the “relevant date” means—

(a) 1 October 1992, or

(b) if the sum for the time being specified has effect by virtue of regulations under this paragraph, the date of those regulations.

(3) Regulations under this paragraph are subject to the negative resolution procedure.

(4) The power to make regulations under this paragraph includes power to make regulations reversing the effect of regulations previously made under it.

(5) Subsections (4) and (6) of section 407 (general powers to make provision in regulations) do not apply to the power conferred by this paragraph.