Part 8Miscellaneous
Fines
95Fixing of fines: failure to furnish statement of financial circumstances
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Amend section 20A of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 (c. 53) (false statements as to financial circumstances) as follows.
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After subsection (1) insert—
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A person who is charged with an offence who fails to furnish a statement of his financial circumstances in response to an official request shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.
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In subsection (2)(b), after “may impose” insert “
and how it should be paid
”
.
4
In section 128(5) of the 2000 Act (fixing of fines: power of court to make determination of financial circumstances where offender has failed to co-operate with court etc.), in paragraph (b) before sub-paragraph (i) insert—
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has failed to furnish a statement of his financial circumstances in response to a request which is an official request for the purposes of section 20A of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 (offence of making false statements as to financial circumstances),
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“The 2000 Act” means the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (c. 6).