Fines Act 2010
Increase in amount of certain fines upon conviction on indictment.
9.— (1) Subject to subsection (2), where the maximum fine upon conviction on indictment of an offence is specified in an enactment that was enacted during a period specified in column (2) of the Table opposite a particular reference number specified in column (1) of the Table, a person who commits that offence after the commencement date shall not be liable to that fine, but shall, instead, be liable, upon conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding an amount calculated by multiplying the said maximum fine by the multiplier specified in column (3) of the Table opposite the same reference number.
(2) Where the maximum fine upon conviction on indictment of an offence specified in an enactment was provided for by virtue of a subsequent enactment that was enacted during a period specified in column (2) of the Table opposite a particular reference number specified in column (1) of the Table, a person who commits that offence after the commencement date shall not be liable to that fine, but shall, instead, be liable, upon conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding an amount calculated by multiplying the said maximum fine by the multiplier specified in column (3) of the Table opposite the same reference number.
TABLE
|
Reference Number (1) |
Period (2) |
Multiplier (3) |
|
1. |
1 January 1990 to 31 December 1996 |
1.75 |
|
2. |
1 January 1980 to 31 December 1989 |
2 |
|
3. |
1 January 1975 to 31 December 1979 |
5 |
|
4. |
1 January 1965 to 31 December 1974 |
10 |
|
5. |
1 January 1945 to 31 December 1964 |
21 |
|
6. |
1 January 1915 to 31 December 1944 |
39 |
|
7. |
Period ending on 31 December 1914 |
50 |