150 Interpretation of other terms
Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (1980 c 43) | Legislation

150  Interpretation of other terms

(1)     In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meaning hereby assigned to them, that is to say—

“Act” includes local Act;

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“bail in criminal proceedings” has the same meaning as in the Bail Act 1976;

[“collection order” means an order made under Part 4 of Schedule 5 to the Courts Act 2003;]

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“commit to custody” means commit to prison or, where any enactment authorises or requires committal to some other place of detention instead of committal to prison, to that other place;

“committal proceedings” means proceedings before a magistrates' court acting as examining justices...

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“enactment” includes an enactment contained in a local Act or in any order, regulation or other instrument having effect by virtue of an Act;

“fine”, except for the purposes of [sections 16G to 16M and of] any enactment imposing a limit on the amount of any fine, includes any pecuniary penalty or pecuniary forfeiture or pecuniary compensation payable under a conviction;

[“the fines officer”, in relation to a person subject to a collection order, means any fines

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