Regina v Harrow Justices ex parte Director of Public Prosecutions: 1991

In order to use the power to issue a warrant of commitment, committing the defaulter to custody, the court must conduct a fair and public hearing to decide what is the appropriate order to make in all the circumstances. The power to issue the warrant is discretionary. Such a warrant is a mode of enforcement of last resort.

Citations:

[1991] 1 WLR 395

Statutes:

Magistrates Court Act 1980 76

Cited by:

CitedLloyd v Bow Street Magistrates Court Admn 8-Oct-2003
The defendant had been convicted and made subect to a confiscation order in 1996. A final order for enforcement was made in late 2002. The defendant said the delay in the enforcement proceedings was a breach of his right to a trial within a . .
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Magistrates, Criminal Practice

Updated: 12 May 2022; Ref: scu.187183