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FINE OR IMPRISONMENT (SCOTLAND AND IRELAND) ACT 1899
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CHAPTER XI.
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An Act to assimilate the Law of Scotland and of Ireland as to Imprisonment in Default of Payment of Fines to that of England. [13th July 1899.]
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Release of prisoner on payment of portion of fine.
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1. Where a person is committed to prison for non-payment of a sum adjudged to be paid by the conviction of any court of summary jurisdiction, then, on payment to the governor of the prison, under conditions prescribed by prison rules, of any sum in part satisfaction of the sum so adjudged to be paid, and of any charges for which the prisoner is liable, the term of imprisonment shall be reduced by a number of days bearing as nearly as possible the same proportion to the total number of days for which the prisoner is sentenced as the sum so paid bears to the sum for which he is so liable.
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Application to Scotland.
Application of moneys.
27 & 28 Vict. c. 53.
40 & 41 Vict. c. 53.
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2. In the application of this Act to Scotland—
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(1) Provision may be made by Act of Adjournal under section thirty-three of the Summary Procedure Act, 1864, for the application of sums paid under this Act, and for any matter incidental thereto:
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(2) This Act shall be read as one with the Prisons (Scotland) Act, 1877, and may be cited with the Prisons (Scotland) Acts, 1860 to 1887: provided that in this Act the expression “prison” shall include police cells declared legal prisons in terms of the said Acts, and the expression “governor” shall include any officer in charge of such police cells.
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Application to Ireland
14 & 15 Vict. c. 90.
40 & 51 Vict. c. 49.
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3. In the application of this Act to Ireland—
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(1) Provision may be made by regulations under section six of the Fines (Ireland) Act, 1851, for the application of sums paid under this Act, and for any matter incidental thereto:
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(2) Prison rules for the purpose of this Act may be made by the General Prisons Board for Ireland, subject to the approval of the Lord Lieutenant and Privy Council, and section fifty-seven of the General Prisons (Ireland) Act, 1877, shall apply to such rules:
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(3) This Act may be cited with the Prisons (Ireland) Acts, 1826 to 1884.
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[S. 4 rep. 8 Edw. 7. c. 49 (S.L.R.).]
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Extent of Act.
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5. This Act shall not apply to England and Wales.
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Short title.
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6. This Act may be cited as the Fine or Imprisonment (Scotland and Ireland) Act, 1899.
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