SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 18Penalties suitable for enforcement in England and Wales or Northern Ireland

Person having property etc. in England and Wales and Scotland

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1

This paragraph applies if—

a

the certificate states that the person required to pay the financial penalty has property or a source of income in England and Wales,

b

the certificate also states that the person has property or a source of income in Scotland, and

c

the certificate does not state—

i

that the person has property or a source of income in Northern Ireland, or

ii

that the person is normally resident in the United Kingdom.

2

The financial penalty is suitable for enforcement in England and Wales unless sub-paragraph (3) applies.

3

This sub-paragraph applies if—

a

the Lord Chancellor was given the certificate by the competent authority or central authority of another member State (and not by the central authority for Scotland), and

b

the Lord Chancellor thinks that it is more appropriate for the financial penalty to be enforced in Scotland than in England and Wales.