PART 52ENFORCEMENT OF FINES

Notice of date of hearing of means inquiry, etc in magistrates' court52.5

Where a magistrates' court, under section 86(1) of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (power of magistrates' court to fix day for appearance of offender at means inquiry etc)342, has fixed a day on which an offender must appear in person before the court and, under section 86(3), fixes a later day in substitution for the day previously fixed, service of the notice of the substituted day may be effected in any manner in which service of a summons may be effected under rule 4.1(1).

[Note. Formerly rule 52 of the Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981.]