Youth Justice Act 1997
61Failure to pay fine or instalment
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61 Failure to pay fine or instalment
(1) If a youth fails to pay an instalment of a fine by the day on which it is due, on that day the amount of the fine outstanding becomes due and payable.
(2) If a youth fails to pay a fine or an instalment of a fine by the day on which it is due, the district registrar may –
(a) require the youth to attend before the Court; or
(b) take proceedings for the recovery of the outstanding amount of the fine under the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Act 1992 .
(3) Even though the district registrar has, under subsection (2)(b) , commenced proceedings for the recovery of a fine under the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Act 1992 , the district registrar may also under subsection (2)(a) require the youth to attend before the Court in respect of the failure of the youth to pay that fine or an instalment of that fine if the district registrar considers it appropriate to do so.