Criminal Justice Act 1991

Section 17(3).

SCHEDULE 4 Increase of Certain Maxima

Part I Substitution of Other Amounts

(1) Provision	(2) General description	(3) Present amount	(4) New amount
In Schedule 5A to the Army Act 1955 and the Air Force Act 1955, paragraph 11(2).	Maximum amount of compensation order.	£2,000	£5,000
Section 23(3) of the Attachment of Earnings Act 1971.	Maximum judge’s fine in High Court or county court.	£100	£250
Section 27(3) of the 1973 Act.	Maximum fine for failure to comply with suspended sentence supervision order.	£400	£1,000
Section 8(1) of the Armed Forces Act 1976.	Maximum fine awarded by Standing Civilian Courts.	£2,000	£5,000
Section 40(1) of the 1980 Act.	Maximum amount of compensation order.	£2,000	£5,000
Section 63(3)(a) of that Act.	Maximum fine for disobedience of order other than for payment of money.	£2,000	£5,000
Section 97(4) of that Act.	Maximum fine for refusal to give evidence.	£1,000	£2,500
Section 12(2) of the Contempt of Court Act 1981.	Maximum fine for contempt in face of magistrates' court.	£1,000	£2,500
Section 14(2) of that Act.	Maximum fine for contempt in an inferior court.	£1,000	£2,500
Section 55(2) of the County Courts Act 1984.	Maximum fine for neglecting witness summons.	£400	£1,000
Section 118 (1) of that Act.	Maximum fine for contempt of court.	£1,000	£2,500
Section 10(1) and (2) and 21(5) of the Coroners Act 1988.	Maximum coroner’s fine for refusal to give evidence etc.	£400	£1,000

Part II Substitution of Levels on Standard Scale

Section 33(1)(a) of the 1980 Act.	Maximum fine on summary conviction of offence tried in pursuance of section 22 of that Act (certain offences triable either way to be tried summarily if value involved is small).	£1,000	Level 4
Section 34(3)(b) of that Act.	Maximum fine on summary conviction where statute provides no express power to fine.	£400	Level 3

Part III Substitution of Statutory Maximum

(1) Provision	(2) General description	(3) Present amount
Section 6(8) of the Whaling Industry (Regulation) Act 1934.	Maximum fine on summary conviction for failure to keep or falsify records.	£1,000
Section 9(1) of that Act.	Maximum fine on summary conviction for forgery of certain documents.	£1,000
Section 11(1)(c) of the Sea Fisheries (Conservation) Act 1967.	Maximum fine on summary conviction for an offence under section 1, 2, 4(7) or (7A), 4A(7) or (8), 6(5) or (5A)(b) or 7(3) of that Act.	£1,000
Section 16(1A) of that Act.	Maximum fine on summary conviction for assaulting or obstructing officer exercising enforcement powers.	£1,000
Section 5(4) of the Sea Fisheries Act 1968.	Maximum fine on summary conviction for contravening order regulating fishing operations.	£1,000

Part IV Provisions Substituted for Schedule 6A to 1980 Act

“Schedule 6A Fines that may be Altered under Section 143

Enactment	Maximum fine
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS ACT 1969 (c. 54)Section 15(3)(a) (failure to comply with supervision order)Section 15(5)(b) and (c) (failure to comply with supervision order)	£1,000£5,000
ATTACHMENT OF EARNINGS ACT 1971 (c. 32)Section 23(3) (judge’s fine)	£250
POWERS OF CRIMINAL COURTS ACT 1973 (c. 62)Section 27(3) (failure to comply with suspended sentence supervision order)	£1,000
MAGISTRATES' COURTS ACT 1980 (c. 43)Section 63(3)(a) (disobedience of orders other than payment of money)Section 97(4) (refusal to give evidence etc.)	£5,000£2,500
CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT 1981 (c. 49)Section 12(2) (contempt in face of magistrates' court)Section 14(2) (contempt in an inferior court)	£2,500£2,500

Enactment	Maximum fine
CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 1982 (c. 48)Section 19(3) (failure to comply with attendance centre order or attendance centre rules)	£1,000
COUNTY COURTS ACT 1984 (c. 28)Section 55(2) (neglect or refusal to give evidence)Section 118(1) (contempt in face of court)	£1,000£2,500
CORONERS ACT 1988 (c. 13)Sections 10(1) and (2) and 21(5) (refusal to give evidence etc.)	£1,000
CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 1991 (c. 53)In Schedule 2, paragraphs 3(1) and 4(1) (failure to comply with probation, community service, curfew or combination order)	£1,000”.

Part V Other Amendments

1 In section 27 of the 1973 Act (breach of requirement of suspended sentence supervision order), for subsection (4) there shall be substituted the following subsection—

“(4) Section 18 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 (fixing of certain fines by reference to units) shall apply for the purposes of subsection (3) above as if the failure to comply with the requirement were a summary offence punishable by a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale; and a fine imposed under that subsection shall be deemed for the purposes of any enactment to be a sum adjudged to be paid by a conviction.”

2 In section 97 of the 1980 Act (maximum fine for refusal to give evidence), after subsection (4) there shall be inserted the following subsection—

“(5) Section 18 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 (fixing of certain fines by reference to units) shall apply for the purposes of subsection (4) above as if the failure to attend before the magistrates' court were a summary offence punishable by a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale; and a fine imposed under that subsection shall be deemed for the purposes of any enactment to be a sum adjudged to be paid by a conviction.”

3 In section 12 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981 (maximum fine for contempt in face of magistrates' court), after subsection (2) there shall be inserted the following subsection—

“(2A) Section 18 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 (fixing of certain fines by reference to units) shall apply for the purposes of subsection (2) above as if the failure to attend before the magistrates' court were a summary offence punishable by a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale; and a fine imposed under that subsection shall be deemed for the purposes of any enactment to be a sum adjudged to be paid by a conviction.”

4 In section 14 of that Act (maximum fine for contempt in an inferior court), after subsection (2) there shall be inserted the following subsection—

“(2A) Section 18 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 (fixing of certain fines by reference to units) shall apply for the purposes of subsection (2) above as if the failure to attend before the magistrates' court were a summary offence punishable by a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale; and a fine imposed under that subsection shall be deemed for the purposes of any enactment to be a sum adjudged to be paid by a conviction.”