HC Deb 18 February 1986 vol 92 cc210-1
Mr. Mellor

I beg to move amendment No. 18, in page 7, line 37, leave out 'Any' and insert— 'Where—

  1. (a) a warrant of commitment is issued for a default in payment of an amount ordered to be paid under section 1 of this Act in respect of an offence or offences, and
  2. (b) at the time the warrant is issued, the defendant is liable to serve a term of custody in respect of the offence or offences,
the'.

Mr. Deputy Speaker

With this it will be convenient to discuss Government amendments Nos. 19 to 21.

Mr. Mellor

This group of amendments does not represent any change of policy, but it tightens up the draft and usefully links the new provision to the existing procedure of commitment of fine defaulters by warrant. These are improvements, albeit minor, which I trust will commend themselves to the House.

Amendment agreed to.

Amendments made: No. 19, in page 7, line 39, leave out from 'default)' to end of line 43 and insert 'to be served in default of payment of the amount shall not begin to run until after the term mentioned in paragraph (b) above.'.

No. 20, in page 8, line 1, after '4', insert 'or 9'.

No. 21, in page 8, line 6, leave out from 'disregarded' to the end of line 10 and insert— '(i) any sentence suspended under section 22(1) of the said Act of 1973 which has not taken effect at the time the warrant is issued, (ii) in the case of a sentence of imprisonment passed with an order under section 47(1) of the

Criminal Law Act 1977, or any part of the sentence which the defendant has not at that time been required to serve in prison, and (iii) any term of imprisonment or detention fixed under section 31(2) of the said Act of 1973 for which a warrant of commitment has not been issued at that time. '.—[Mr. Archie Hamilton.]

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