PART 3Courts and tribunals

Costs of criminal courts

54Criminal courts charge

F1(1)

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(2)

In Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Administration of Justice Act 1970 (cases where payment enforceable as on summary conviction)—

(a)

after paragraph 9 insert—

“9A

Where a court orders the payment of a charge in respect of relevant court costs under section 21A of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985.”,

(b)

re-number paragraph 13 as paragraph 12A, and

(c)

re-number paragraph 13A as paragraph 12B.

(3)

Schedule 12 to this Act makes further provision about the criminal courts charge.

F2(4)

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