PART 1

VICTIMS AND WITNESSES
CHAPTER 1

THE OFFENDER LEVY

Offender levy imposed by court

Deduction of offender levy imposed by court from prisoner's earnings
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In this section—
a
“a relevant prisoner” means a person serving a sentence of imprisonment or detention who is liable to pay an offender levy imposed by a court;
b
“earnings”, in relation to a relevant prisoner, means money earned by that prisoner for work carried out under rule 51 of the Prison and Young Offender Centre Rules (Northern Ireland) 1995 (SR 1995/8).
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The governor of a prison or young offenders centre, or a person authorised by the governor, may make deductions from the earnings of a relevant prisoner for the purpose of discharging or reducing the liability of that prisoner to pay the offender levy.
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Deductions under this section are to be made at such rate and at such times and subject to such other conditions as the Department may direct.
S. 3 in operation at 6.6.2012 by S.R. 2012/214, art. 2(e)