Criminal Justice Administration Act 1851

XII Fees may be remitted by Justices.

Where any Clerk is paid by Salary by virtue of any Order made under this Act, any Justices or Justice before whom any Proceeding is had, whereon a Fee is payable which should be accounted for by such Clerk under this Act, or before whom any Person is summoned for Nonpayment of any such Fee, may remit such Fee in whole or in part for Poverty or other reasonable Cause, in their or his Discretion, and in every such Case the Justices or Justice by whom any Fee is wholly or in part remitted shall cause an Entry to be made, in a Book or Books to be kept for that Purpose by such Clerk, of the Nature and Amount of the several Fees so remitted, and of the Reason for the Remission in such Case, which Entry shall be signed by the Justice, or Two or more of the Justices authorizing such Remission, and shall be a sufficient Toucher to discharge the Clerk therefrom.