This section applies where—
a magistrates' court is dealing with an offender for—
an offence which was committed before 11 December 2013 (a “relevant offence”), or
one or more relevant offences, and
the court makes a compensation order in respect of—
any relevant offence,
any offence taken into consideration by the court in determining sentence for a relevant offence.
The compensation in respect of a relevant offence must not exceed the maximum amount.
The total compensation in respect of the offences taken into account in determining sentence for the relevant offence or relevant offences must not exceed the difference between—
the relevant limit, and
the total compensation in respect of the relevant offences.
In this section—
the relevant limit is the aggregate of the maximum amounts for each relevant offence;
“the maximum amount” in relation to a relevant offence means the amount specified in column 2 of the following table for an offence committed on the date of the relevant offence—
This section is subject to section 33B(5) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (clean-up costs relating to certain offences relating to waste).