SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 23Powers to amend the Sentencing Code
PART 4Fines and compensation orders
Power to alter limits on fines and compensation orders etc in magistrates' court
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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.