62Court proceeding for failure to pay fine

62 Court proceeding for failure to pay fine

(1)  If the district registrar decides to take action under section 61(2)(a) , he or she must –

(a) serve a notice on the youth requiring the youth to attend before the Court at the time and place specified in the notice; and

(b) serve a copy of that notice on a guardian unless one cannot be found after reasonable inquiry.

(2)  A notice or a copy of a notice served under subsection (1) is to be served not less than 7 days before the hearing.

(3)  The Court may issue a warrant to arrest the youth if –

(a) the youth fails to appear before the Court as required by a notice served under subsection (1) ; or

(b) reasonable efforts have been made to serve a notice on the youth under subsection (1) but have been unsuccessful.

(4)  If the Court is satisfied that a youth has failed to pay a fine or an instalment of a fine by the day on which it is due, the Court may do one or more of the following:

(a) amend the order that was made under section 59 as the Court considers appropriate;

(b) order the youth to perform community service instead of paying the outstanding amount of the fine;

(c) order the district registrar to take proceedings for the recovery of the outstanding amount of the fine under the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Act 1992 ;

(d) revoke the order made under section 47 requiring the youth to pay the fine and, where appropriate, any other order made under that section and make another order under that section in respect of the offence.

(5)  The Court must not make an order under subsection (4) unless the youth is present before the Court.

(6)  If the district registrar issues a notice for the purposes of requiring a youth to attend before the Court in respect of a failure to pay a fine or an instalment of a fine –