Section 122: The standard scale of fines for summary offences

Sentencing Act 2020 · 2020 c. 17View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 7: Financial orders and orders relating to property — CHAPTER 1: Fines

The standard scale of fines for summary offences, which is known as “the standard scale”, as it has effect for Code offences, is as follows—

In relation to a Code offence, a relevant reference to a particular level on the standard scale is to be read as referring to that level on the scale set out in the column of the table in subsection (1) that applies to offences committed on the date on which the offence was committed.

In relation to—

a relevant reference in an enactment or instrument passed or made before 12 March 2015 to level 5 on the standard scale, and
an offence committed on or after that date,

subsection (2) is subject to section 85 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (removal of limit on certain fines on conviction by magistrates' court).

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