PART 1FINES AND OTHER PENALTIES: ENFORCEMENT

CHAPTER 1Collection of Fines etc.

Collection officers and orders

2Collection officers

1

The Department of Justice may designate civil servants in the Department to be collection officers for the purposes of this Chapter; and a reference in this Chapter to a “collection officer” is a reference to a person so designated.

2

The general functions of a collection officer are—

a

to provide debtors with information and advice about payment of the sums due;

b

to secure compliance with collection orders (see section 3).

3

Regulations may make further provision about collection officers; and the regulations may, in particular, confer or impose functions on collection officers.