Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Act 2008

60D

F61[External financial penalty orders

60D. (1) Where the Central Authority receives an external financial penalty order that has been transmitted by a competent authority in an issuing state, it shall proceed to the execution of that order as though it were an order of an appropriate court.

(2) Where the Central Authority considers that there are grounds for refusal, variation or termination of the execution of an external financial penalty order transmitted to it in accordance with the 2005 Framework Decision, the Central Authority shall cause an application to be made to the appropriate court for an order under section 60E, 60F or 60G.

(3) Where the Central Authority proceeds to execute an external financial penalty order that has been transmitted by a competent authority in an issuing state, the Fines (Payment and Recovery) Act 2014 shall apply to the execution of that financial penalty order as though it were an order of an appropriate court.

(4) Where a sum of money payable or remaining to be paid under an external financial penalty order is expressed in a currency other than euro, the external financial penalty order shall require payment of an equivalent euro amount, calculated at the baseline rate of exchange prevailing between that currency and the euro on the date of the making of the external financial penalty order.]

Annotations

Amendments:

F61

Inserted (23.09.2019) by Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) (Amendment) Act 2015 (40/2016), s. 24, S.I. No. 468 of 2019.

Editorial Notes:

E22

Provision made for compensation arising from default in execution of order under section by Criminal Justice Act 1994 (15/1994), s. 65(4A), as inserted (23.09.2019) by Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) (Amendment) Act 2015 (40/2015), s. 34, S.I. No. 468 of 2019.