http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/21/section/2/2016-10-03Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2016An Act to make provision about enforcement of the payment of fines and other penalties; to provide for the appointment and functions of a Prison Ombudsman for Northern Ireland; to amend the law relating to the penalties for certain animal welfare offences, lay visitors for police stations, extreme pornographic and other sexual images, assaults on persons providing ambulance services, the early removal from prison of prisoners liable to removal from the United Kingdom, direct committal for trial, and firearms; and to make provision relating to the costs of the Accountant General of the Court of Judicature.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-01-18Expert Participation2016-10-03 PART 1 CHAPTER 121The 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.2The general functions of a collection officer are—ato provide debtors with information and advice about payment of the sums due;bto secure compliance with collection orders (see section 3).3Regulations may make further provision about collection officers; and the regulations may, in particular, confer or impose functions on collection officers.S. 2 in operation at 3.10.2016 by S.R. 2016/248, art. 4(a)