F2PART IITREATMENT OF OFFENDERS
Financial penalties
Statements as to offenders' means30
1
Where an individual has been convicted of an offence the court may, before sentencing him, make a financial circumstances order with respect to him.
2
Where a magistrates' court has been notified in accordance with Article 24(4) of the [1981 NI 26.] Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 that an individual desires to plead guilty without appearing before the court, the court may make a financial circumstances order with respect to him.
F12A
Before making an order under Article 35 of the Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 against a parent or guardian, the court may make a financial circumstances order with respect to him.
3
In this Article “a financial circumstances order” means, in relation to any individual, an order requiring him to give to the court, to within such period as may be specified in the order, such a statement of his financial circumstances as the court may require.
4
An individual who without reasonable excuse fails to comply with a financial circumstances order shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
Pt. II amendment to earlier affecting provision 1982 c. 48, Sch 13 para. 7 (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 24 para. 72(2) (with Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2