Magistrates' Courts (Forms) (Amendment) Rules 1977

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 1977/1175
Year1977

1977 No. 1175 (L. 22)

MAGISTRATES' COURTS

PROCEDURE

The Magistrates' Courts (Forms) (Amendment) Rules 1977

13thJuly 1977

22ndJuly 1977

5thSeptember 1977

The Lord Chancellor in exercise of the power conferred on him by section 15 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1949(a), as extended by section 122 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1952(b), after consultation with the Rule Committee under the said section 15, hereby makes the following Rules:—

1. These Rules may be cited as the Magistrates' Courts (Forms) (Amendment) Rules 1977 and shall come into operation on 5th September 1977.

2. In the Schedule to the Magistrates' Courts (Forms) Rules 1968(c), as amended(d), after Form 49 there shall be inserted the form contained in the Schedule to these Rules.

Elwyn-Jones, C.

Dated 13th July 1977.

(a) 1949 c. 101.

(b) 1952 c. 55.

(c) S.I. 1968/1919 (1968 III, p. 5075)

(d) There are no relevant amendments.

Rule 2.

SCHEDULE

Notice of registration of financial penalty enforcement order

(Army Act 1955, s. 133A; Air Force Act 1955, s. 133A; Naval Discipline Act 1957, s. 128F; M.C. Rules, 1968, r. 38A)

You are hereby given notice that a financial penalty enforcement order made against you on… ..by… ..has been registered in this Court.

Payment of the outstanding amount shown above should be made either in person at the address shown below on ( ) between… ..or sent by post to the address shown below. Cheques and postal orders should be crossed and made payable to The Justices' Clerk. Cash should not be sent in unregistered envelopes. Any communication sent by post must be properly stamped.

The address of the Court is:

The… ..Magistrates' Court

… ..

… ..

Correspondence should be addressed to the Justices' Clerk.

In the event of your failure to pay the sum due a distress warrant may be issued against you or you may be required to appear or be arrested and brought before the Court for an inquiry into your means. Application for further time for payment may be made in writing to the Justices' Clerk at the above address stating the grounds of the application.

[NOTE: This notice should be sent with any payment or on application.]

A.B. Justices' Clerk.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This Note is not part of the Rules.)

These Rules prescribe the form of notice of registration to be given to a person against whom a financial penalty enforcement order has been made under the Army Act 1955 (c.18), the Air Force Act 1955 (c.19) or the Naval Discipline Act 1957 (c.53) when the...

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