122Payment of share of fine to prosecutor

122 Payment of share of fine to prosecutor

122 Payment of share of fine to prosecutor

(cf Fines and Penalties Act 1901 sec 5 (3))

(1) This section applies where—

(a) the Act imposing or authorising the imposition of a fine or other penalty does not make any provisions for its application when recovered, and

(b) the prosecutor is not a police officer.

(2) The court before which proceedings are taken to recover any such fine or other penalty may direct that such portion of it (not exceeding one-half) is to be paid to the prosecutor.

(3) For the purposes of this section, fine does not include an amount of the kind referred to in section 4 (1) (e) or (f).

s 122: Am 2000 No 31, Sch 5 [1].