Legislation – Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022
Schedule 2Criminal procedure: consequential and related amendments
Amendments in connection with section 3
1
(1)
The Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 is amended as follows.
(2)
In section 16A(1) (availability of trial by single justice on the papers)—
(a)
in paragraph (c), omit the final “and”;
(b)
“, and
(e)
the accused has not accepted the automatic online conviction option in respect of the offence.”
(3)
“(5)
When this section applies to a sum payable by virtue of a conviction under section 16H—
(a)
a reference to a sum that is the subject of a collection order has effect as a reference to a sum set out in the notice of conviction and penalty (within the meaning of section 16L), and
(b)
the power in subsection (1) may be exercised by any fines officer.”
(4)
“(4)
When this section applies to a sum payable by virtue of a conviction under section 16H—
(a)
a reference to a sum that is the subject of a collection order has effect as a reference to a sum set out in the notice of conviction and penalty (within the meaning of section 16L), and
(b)
the power in subsection (1) may be exercised by any fines officer.”