Fines Act 1996
2Commencement
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2 Commencement
2 Commencement
(1) This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation, subject to subsection (2).
(2) The day appointed for the commencement of clause 2 of Schedule 3 is to be a day that is at least 3 months before the day appointed for the commencement of clause 3 of that Schedule.
Note.
Clause 2 of Schedule 3 provides for an amnesty period, before the application of the Act to existing fine defaulters under clause 3 of that Schedule, during which action to commit existing fine defaulters to prison is suspended.