Criminal Justice Act 1967

92 Increase of fines. E+W+S+N.I.

(1) The enactments specified in column 1 of Part I of Schedule 3 to this Act, (being enactments creating the offences broadly described in column 2 of that Part of that Schedule) shall each have effect as if the maximum fine which may be imposed on summary conviction of any offence specified in that enactment were a fine not exceeding the amount specified in column 4 of that Schedule instead of a fine of, or not exceeding, the amount specified in column 3 of that Schedule.

(2) The enactments specified in column 1 of Part II of the said Schedule 3 (being enactments which confer power to include in subordinate instruments a provision imposing a fine on summary conviction of any offence described in column 2 of that Part of that Schedule) shall each have effect as if the maximum amount of the fine which may be imposed by any provision contained in such an instrument and made under that enactment for any offence under the instrument were that specified in column 4 of that Schedule instead of that specified in column 3 of that Schedule.

(3) Any subordinate provision in force immediately before the commencement of this Act under an enactment specified in the said Part II shall, if it provides that the maximum amount of the fine which may be imposed on summary conviction of an offence specified in the provision shall be the amount specified in column 3 of the said Part II, have effect as if the said maximum amount were the amount specified in column 4 of the said Part II.

(4) The last foregoing subsection shall have effect subject to any subordinate provision made under any enactment specified in the said Part II after the commencement of this Act.

(5) The foregoing provisions of this section shall not affect the power of a court to impose a penalty for a continuing offence under any enactment specified in Part I of the said Schedule 3 or any subordinate provision made under an enactment specified in Part II of that Schedule except where such a penalty is expressly mentioned in column 3 of that Schedule; nor shall they affect the power of a court to award imprisonment under any such enactment or provision.

(6) In this section “subordinate provision” means a provision contained in an instrument made under an enactment.

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(9) Nothing in this section shall affect the amount of the fine which may be imposed on conviction of an offence committed before the commencement of this Act.

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Amendments (Textual)

F1 S. 92(7) repealed (S.) (1.10.2009) by Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008 (asp 5), s. 128(2), Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with s. 127); S.S.I. 2009/319, art. 2(a), Sch. 1

F2 S. 92(8) repealed by Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45), s. 65(7), Sch. 13