SENTENCING ACT 1997 - SECT 53 Enforcement of fine by civil process
SENTENCING ACT 1997 - SECT 53
Enforcement of fine by civil process
(1) If an offender who has been ordered by a court to pay a fine is in default in payment of that fine, the fine is taken to be a judgment of the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) and enforceable under the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Act 1992 .(2) An action to enforce the fine under the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Act 1992 pursuant to this section does not preclude action being taken or continued under section 47 or the Monetary Penalties Enforcement Act 2005 against the offender in default.