Legislation – Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014
PART 13Criminal justice and court fees
179Surcharges: imprisonment in default and remission of fines
(1)
“(1A)
Subsection (1)(c) above does not apply in relation to a surcharge ordered to be paid under section 161A of the Criminal Justice Act 2003.”
(2)
“(3A)
Where—
(a)
the court remits the whole or part of the fine, and
(b)
the offender was ordered under section 161A of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 to pay a surcharge the amount of which was set by reference to the amount of the fine,
the court shall determine how much the surcharge would have been if the fine had not included the amount remitted, and remit the balance of the surcharge.”
(3)
“(5)
Where—
(a)
under this section the court remits the whole or part of a fine, and
(b)
the offender was ordered under section 161A to pay a surcharge the amount of which was set by reference to the amount of the fine,
the court must determine how much the surcharge would have been if the fine had not included the amount remitted, and remit the balance of the surcharge.”