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Justices Act 1886
sec.178AAWarrant may include charge for its issue
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### sec.178AA Warrant may include charge for its issue
The amount recoverable under a warrant of execution issued under this or another Act for the non-payment of a penalty is increased by the amount of a charge that may be prescribed under a regulation for issuing the warrant.
If a warrant under this or another Act authorises a person’s imprisonment for the non-payment of a penalty, the amount of the penalty recoverable under the warrant is increased by the amount of a charge that may be prescribed under a regulation for issuing the warrant.
The amount of a charge under subsection (2) is to be disregarded in working out a term of imprisonment under the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 , section 185 .
s 178AA ins 1999 No. 16 s 17
(sec.178AA-ssec.1) The amount recoverable under a warrant of execution issued under this or another Act for the non-payment of a penalty is increased by the amount of a charge that may be prescribed under a regulation for issuing the warrant.
(sec.178AA-ssec.2) If a warrant under this or another Act authorises a person’s imprisonment for the non-payment of a penalty, the amount of the penalty recoverable under the warrant is increased by the amount of a charge that may be prescribed under a regulation for issuing the warrant.
(sec.178AA-ssec.3) The amount of a charge under subsection (2) is to be disregarded in working out a term of imprisonment under the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 , section 185 .