Part 53 Compensation orders

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Review of compensation order made by a magistrates’ court Rule 53.1

Review of compensation order made by a magistrates’ court

53.1

(1) An application under section 133 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 20001 for the review of a compensation order shall be by complaint.

(2) The court officer for the magistrates’ court to which the complaint is made shall send a letter to the person for whose benefit the compensation order was made, inviting him to make observations and to attend any hearing of the complaint and advising him of his right to be heard.

This rule derives in part from rule 104 Magistrates’ Courts Rules 19812.

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Footnotes

1. 2000 c. 6; section 133 was amended by paragraphs 1 and 37(1) and (3) of Schedule 11 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c.29)Return to footnote 1
2. S.I. 1981/552; amending instruments relevant to this Part are S.I. 1993/1183, 2001/610 and 2003/1236.Return to footnote 2
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