The Fines Collection Regulations 2004

Made: 27th January 2004

Laid before Parliament: 30th January 2004

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)

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Part I— — Introduction

Citation, commencement, duration, application and interpretation

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Part II— — Application of Enactments with Modifications

Purpose of the application of enactments

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Transitional provision

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Application with modifications of the Attachment of Earnings Act 1971

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Application with modifications of the Fines (Deductions from Income Support) Regulations 1992

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Application with modifications of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980

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Part III— — Implementing Provisions

Increase in fine

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Delivery of increase notice or further steps notice

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Another step available against defaulters

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Execution of warrant of distress

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Summons for ensuring attendance of P before the court

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Standard powers of the court

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Part IV— — Clamping of Motor Vehicles

Requirements with respect to the making of a clamping order

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Matters to be included in a clamping order

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Procedure on making a clamping order

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Places where vehicles may be clamped

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Defect in clamping order or irregularity in its execution

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Matters to be included in a clamping contract

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Duties of an authorised person and other members of the contractor’s staff

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Duties of the clamping contractor

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Payment of the fine and any charge or charges and release of the vehicle

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Removal for storage

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Storage

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Sale of clamped vehicles

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Complaints procedure

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Reference of a complaint or claim to the magistrates' court for decision

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Signed

On the authority of the Lord Chancellor

Christopher Leslie — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, — Department for Constitutional Affairs — 27th January 2004

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2003 c. 39. Paragraphs 42(3) and 47 of Schedule 5 are modified by the Collection of Fines (Pilot Schemes) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/175).

[^f00002]: S.I. 2004/175.

[^f00003]: Schedule 5 to the Courts Act 2003 is modified by the Collection of Fines (Pilot Schemes) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/175).

[^f00004]: 1971 c. 32. Section 3(3B) was inserted by section 53 of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (c. 25) and section 6(7)(c) is amended by section 90(1) of, and paragraphs 64 and 66 of Schedule 13 to, the Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22).

[^f00005]: S.I. 1992/2182. The relevant amending instruments are S.I.s 1999/3178 and 2003/1360.

[^f00006]: 1980 c. 43. Sections 89, 90 and 91 are amended by section 90(1) of, and paragraphs 95, 107, 108 and 109 of Schedule 13 to, the Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22).

[^f00007]: 1980 c. 43. Section 87A is inserted by section 62(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33) and sections 125A, 125B, 125C and 125D are inserted respectively by sections 92, 93(2), 94 and 96 (as amended by the Powers of the Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000, section 165(1) and paragraph 204 of Schedule 9) of the Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22).

[^f00008]: 1994 c. 22.

Editorial notes

[^key-c685dbb9442db9553ef5f6c7b7bfd53c]: Regulations revoked (27.3.2006) by The Fines Collection Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/501), regs. 1(1), 32(a) (with transitional provisions and saving for Pt. 4 in reg. 33) [Editorial note: No historical revised versions have been created for amendments to this S.I. made prior to its final revocation. Revised versions of how the S.I. stood at commencement are available and, to see the document content as it originally stood when it was made, select the 'Original (As Made)' version. For further details of the amendments see the List of All Changes available in 'More Resources']