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Justices Act 1886
sec.161AMode of levying penalties, moneys or costs
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### sec.161A Mode of levying penalties, moneys or costs
This section applies if the adjudicating justices in their discretion direct that the amount of the penalty or compensation or sum of money or costs adjudged or required to be paid under a decision shall be recoverable by execution.
This section also applies if the Act by virtue of which a decision adjudging or requiring the payment of a penalty or compensation or sum of money or costs is made expressly provides that the amount of such penalty or compensation or sum of money or costs is to be levied by distress or execution.
The justices may order that—
the amount to be paid or levied may be recovered by execution against the goods and chattels of the person liable to make the payment under a warrant of execution issued by the adjudicating justices; or
the clerk of the court may, under the State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 , section 34 , give particulars of the amount to be paid or levied to the State Penalties Enforcement Registry for registration under that section.
s 161A ins 1949 13 Geo 6 No. 30 s 22
amd 2007 No. 3 s 44
(sec.161A-ssec.1) This section applies if the adjudicating justices in their discretion direct that the amount of the penalty or compensation or sum of money or costs adjudged or required to be paid under a decision shall be recoverable by execution.
(sec.161A-ssec.2) This section also applies if the Act by virtue of which a decision adjudging or requiring the payment of a penalty or compensation or sum of money or costs is made expressly provides that the amount of such penalty or compensation or sum of money or costs is to be levied by distress or execution.
(sec.161A-ssec.3) The justices may order that— the amount to be paid or levied may be recovered by execution against the goods and chattels of the person liable to make the payment under a warrant of execution issued by the adjudicating justices; or the clerk of the court may, under the State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 , section 34 , give particulars of the amount to be paid or levied to the State Penalties Enforcement Registry for registration under that section.
- (a) the amount to be paid or levied may be recovered by execution against the goods and chattels of the person liable to make the payment under a warrant of execution issued by the adjudicating justices; or
- (b) the clerk of the court may, under the State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 , section 34 , give particulars of the amount to be paid or levied to the State Penalties Enforcement Registry for registration under that section.