S T A T U T O R Y  I N S T R U M E N T S  
1994 No. 2795 (N.I. 15)  
The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1994  
2nd November 1994  
PART IINTRODUCTORY  
Title and commencement  
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1994.  
(2) This Order shall come into operation on such day or days as the Secretary of State may by order appoint F1. 
F1fully exercised SR 1994/446  
Interpretation  
2.—(1) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 F2 shall apply to Article 1 and the following provisions of 
this Order as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Asse mbly.  
(2) In this Order — 
• “fine” includes a pecuniary penalty but does not include a pecuniary forfeiture or pecuniary compensation;  
• “relevant provision” means a provision contained in — 
(a) 
an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom;  
(b) 
an Act of the P arliament of Ireland;  
(c) 
an Act of the Parliament of Northern Ireland;  
(d) 
an Order in Council under section 1(3) of the Northern Ireland (Temporary Provisions) Act 1972 F3; 
(e) 
an Order in Council under Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 1974;  
• “statutory provision” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.  • Para. (3) rep. by 1999 c.23  
F21954 c. 33 (NI)  
F31972 c. 22  
PART IIFINES  AND PENALTIES  
Financial and other penalties  
Increase of certain maxima  
3.—(1) In Article 4(8) of the Fines and Penalties (Northern Ireland) Order 1984 F4 (maximum fine on summary 
conviction of an offence punishable on conviction on indictment or on summary conviction), in the definition of 
“prescribed sum” for “£2,000” there shall be substituted  “£5,000”.  
(2) For Article 5(2) of the Fines and Penalties (Northern Ireland) Order 1984 (standard scale of fines) there shall 
be substituted — 
“(2) The standard scale is shown below — 
Level on the scale  Amount of fine  
1 £200  
2 £500  
3 £1,000  
4 £2,500  
5 £5,000”  . 
Para. (3) rep. by 1998 NI 9  
(4) In the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 F5 
(a)in Article 54(1)(b)(i) (fine in lieu of imprisonment), for “£400” there shall be substituted  “level 3 on the standard 
scale”;  
(b)in Article 119(1) (penalty for failure to appear or failure to comply), for “£50” there shall be substituted  “level 4 
on the standard scale”.  
(5) In the statutory provisions specified in column 1 of Schedule I (the general description o f which is given in 
column 2 of that Schedule), for the amount specified in column 3 of that Schedule there shall be substituted the 
amount specified in column 4 of that Schedule.  
F41984 NI 3  
F51981 NI 26  
Period of imprisonment for default  
4.—(1) In section 35 of the Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1945 F6 (powers of Crown Court or county 
courts in relation to fines and forfeited recognizances) for subsection (2) there shall be  substituted — “(2) The periods set out in the second column of the following Table shall be the maximum periods 
of imprisonment or detention which may be fixed under subsection (1)(c) applicable respectively to 
the amounts set out opposite thereto — 
TABLE  
An amount not exceeding £200  7 days  
An amount exceeding £200 but not exceeding £500  14 days  
An amount exceeding £500 but not exceeding £1,000  28 days  
An amount exceeding £1,000 but not exceeding £2,500  45 days  
An amount exceeding £2,500 but not exceeding £5,000  3 months  
An amount exceeding £5,000 but not exceeding £10,000  6 months  
An amount exceeding £10,000 but not exceeding £20,000  12 months  
An amount exceeding £20,000 but not exceeding £50,000  18 months  
An amount exceeding £50,000 but not exceeding £100,000  2 years  
An amount exceeding £100,000 but not exceeding £250,000  3 years  
An amount exceeding £250,000 but not exceeding £1 million  5 years  
An amount exceeding £1 million  10 years”  . 
(2) For the Table in paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 
1981 F7 (maximum periods of imprisonment for default in paying sums adjudged to be paid by a conviction), there 
shall be substitute d the following Table — 
“TABLE  
An amount not exceeding £200  7 days  
An amount exceeding £200 but not exceeding £500  14 days  
An amount exceeding £500 but not exceeding £1,000  28 days  
An amount exceeding £1,000 but not exceeding £2,500  45 days  
An amount exceeding £2,500 but not exceeding £5,000  3 months  
An amount exceeding £5,000 but not exceeding £10,000  6 months  
An amount exceeding £10,000  12 months”.  
F61945 c. 15 (NI)  
F71981 NI 26  
Fines on companies  
5.—(1) After section 35(4) of the Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1945 F8 (powers of Crown Court or 
county courts in relation to fines and forfeited recognizances) there shall be inserted — 
“(4A)  Where — (a)the Crown Court has imposed a fine on a company; and  
(b)the court has issued a warrant of distress under section 3 of the Fines Act (Ireland) 1851 for the 
purpose of levying the amount of the fine; and  
(c)it appears on the return to the warrant that the money and goods of the company are insufficient 
to satisfy the amount of the fine with the costs and charges of levying the same,  
the chief clerk may make an  application in relation to the company under Article 22 or 104 of the 
Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (administration or winding up).”  
(2) After Article 92 of the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 F9 there shall be inserted — 
“Fines imposed on companies  
92A. —(1) Where — 
(a)a magistrates' court has, or is treated by any statutory provision as having, adjudged a company 
by a conviction to pay a sum; and  
(b)the court has issued a warrant of distress under Article 92(1)(a) for the purpose of levying the 
sum; and  
(c)it appears on the return to the warrant that the money and goods of the company are  insufficient 
to satisfy the sum with the costs and charges of levying the same,  
the clerk of petty sessions may make an application in relation to the company under Article 22 or 
104 of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (administration or windi ng up).”.  
F81945 c. 15 (NI)  
F91981 NI 26  
Maximum fines under  instruments  
Fines on summary conviction for offences punishable on indictment or on summary conviction under 
instruments  
6.—(1) For any offence punishable on conviction on indictment or on summary conviction being an offence 
created by an instrument made before the coming into operation of this Article under any relevant provision, the 
maximum fine which may be imposed on summary conviction shall by virtue of this paragraph be the statutory 
maximum unless the offence is one for which by vir tue of the instrument a larger maximum fine may be imposed 
on summary conviction.  
(2) Where apart from this Article the maximum fine would be one amount in the case of a first conviction and a 
different amount in the case of a second or subsequent convicti on, paragraph (1) shall apply irrespective of whether 
the conviction is a first, second or subsequent one.  (3) Paragraph (1) shall not affect so much of any instrument as (in whatever words) makes a person liable on 
summary conviction to a fine of a specif ied amount or to a fine not exceeding a specified amount for each period 
of a specified length during which a continuing offence is continued.  
(4) Where there is under any relevant provision (however framed or worded) passed or made before the coming 
into operation of this Article a power by instrument to impose penal provisions, being a power which allows the 
creation of offences punishable on conviction on indictment or on summary conviction, the maximum fine which 
may in the exercise of that power be aut horised on summary conviction in respect of such an offence shall by virtue 
of this paragraph be the statutory maximum unless some larger maximum fine can be authorised on summary 
conviction of such an offence by virtue of a relevant provision passed or ma de before the coming into operation of 
this Article.  
(5) Where there is under any relevant provision (however framed or worded) passed or made before the coming 
into operation of this Article a power by instrument to create offences punishable on convictio n on indictment or on 
summary conviction, the maximum fine for such an offence so created may be expressed as a fine not exceeding 
the statutory maximum.  
(6) Paragraph (5) has effect in relation to exercises of powers before as well as after the coming int o operation 
of this Article.  
(7) An Order in Council under — 
(a)section 1(3) of the Northern Ireland (Temporary Provisions) Act 1972 F10; or 
(b)Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 1974 F11 (including this Order);  
is not an instrument for the purposes of this Article.  
F101972 c. 22  
F111974 c. 28  
Offences punishable on summary conviction only under instruments —conversion of references to 
amounts to references to levels on standard scale  
7.—(1) Where under  an instrument to which this paragraph applies the maximum fine on conviction of an offence 
punishable on summary conviction only specified in the instrument is an amount shown in the second column of 
the standard scale the reference in the instrument to t he amount of the maximum fine shall be construed as a 
reference to the level in the first column of the standard scale corresponding to that amount.  
(2) Paragraph (1) applies to any instrument, not being an Order in Council under Schedule 1 to the Northern 
Ireland Act 1974 F12, made after 31st August 1984 and before the coming into operation of this Article under any 
relevant provision.  
(3) Paragraph (1) shall not affect so much of any instrument as (in whatever words) makes a person liable on 
summary conviction to a fine not exceeding a specified amount for each period of a specified length during which 
a continuing offe nce is continued.  (4) Where there is — 
(a)subject to paragraph (6), under any relevant provision (however framed or worded) passed or made before the 
coming into operation of this Article,  
(b)under any instrument (however framed or worded) made under such a  relevant provision,  
a power by instrument to provide that a person, as regards any offence punishable on summary conviction only 
(whether or not created by the instrument), shall be liable on conviction to a fine, a person may be so made liable 
to a fine not exceeding a specified level on the standard scale.  
(5) Paragraph (4) has effect in relation to exercises of powers before as well as after the coming into operation 
of this Article.  
(6) An Order in Council under — 
(a)section 1(3) of the Northern Ireland  (Temporary Provisions) Act 1972 F13; or 
(b)Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 1974;  
shall not be an instrument for the purposes of paragraph (4)(a).  
F121974 c. 28  
F131972 c. 22  
Powers of h arbour authorities to provide for maximum fines up to level 4 on standard scale  
8.—(1) Where in any instrument made — 
(a)under any relevant provision; or  
(b)under an instrument made under any relevant provision,  
a harbour authority may provide that a person, as regards any offence punishable on summary conviction only 
(whether or not created by the instrument), shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding an amount less 
than level 4 on the standard scale, the power shall extend by virtue of th is Article to making him liable to a fine not 
exceeding level 4.  
(2) Where any relevant provision or instrument made under any relevant provision ( “the enabling legislation”) 
(however expressed) provides that a person who contravenes any provision of an i nstrument ( “a regulatory 
instrument”) made by a harbour authority — 
(a)under the enabling legislation; or  
(b)under an instrument made under the enabling legislation,  
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exce eding an amount less than 
level 4 on the standard scale, the power conferred by the enabling legislation shall by virtue of this Article enable 
the harbour authority to provide in a regulatory instrument that a person, as regards any such offence created b y 
the regulatory instrument, shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4.  (3) In this Article “harbour authority” has the same meaning as in section 38(1) of the Harbours Act (Northern 
Ireland) 1970 F14. 
F141970 c. 1 (NI)  
Miscellaneous  
Power to alter certain specified sums  
9.  For paragraphs (4) and (5) of Article 17 of the Fines and Penalties (Northern Ireland) Order 1984 F15 there 
shall be substituted — 
“(4) The Secretary of State may by order amend a statutory provision specifying a sum to which 
this paragraph applies so as to substitute for that sum such other sum as appears to him — 
(a)to be justified by a change in the value of money appearing to him to have taken place since the 
last occasion on which the sum in question was fixed; or  
(b)to be appropriate to take account of an order which has been made or is proposed to be made 
altering the statutory maximum or, as the case may be, the standard scale.  
(5) Paragraph (4) applies to — 
(a)any sum which is specified as — 
(i)the maximum fine which  may be imposed on summary conviction in respect of an offence 
punishable on indictment or on summary conviction; and  
(ii)is higher than the statutory maximum;  
(b)any sum which is specified as — 
(i)the maximum fine which may be imposed on conviction of an o ffence punishable on summary 
conviction only; and  
(ii)is higher than level 5 on the standard scale.”  . 
F151984 NI 3  
Alteration of certain penalties  
10.—(1) In section 41 of the Foyle Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1952 F16 (penalty for pollution) — 
(a)in  subsection (1) for the words from “on summary conviction” onwards there shall be substituted — 
“(a)on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;  
(b)on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2  years or to 
both.”  ; 
(b)F17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
(2) In section 47 of the Fisheri es Act (Northern Ireland) 1966 F18 (penalty for pollution) — (a)in subsection (1) for the words from “on summary conviction” o nwards there shall be substituted — 
“(a)on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;  
(b)on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to 
both.”  ; 
(b)after subsection (1) there shall be inserted — 
“(1A)  If in the case of a continuing offence under subsection (1), the offender continues to 
contravene that subsection, he shall be guilty of a further offence and shall be liable on summary 
conviction to an additional fine not exceedin g one -twentieth of level 5 on the standard scale for each 
day on which the offence is continued.”  . 
(3) In Article 3(4) of the Criminal Law (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 (penalties for bomb hoaxes) — 
(a)in sub -paragraph (a) for the words from “three months” onwards there shall be substituted  “6 months or to a 
fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both”;  
(b)in sub -paragraph (b) for “five years” there shall be substituted  “7 years or to a fine or to both”.  
F161952 c. 5 (NI)  
F17Art. 10(1)(b)  repealed (1.6.2008) by  Foyle and Carlingford Fisheries (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/915 (N.I. 
9)), arts. 1(3) , 34(2) , Sch. 3  (with  art. 32 ); S.R. 2 008/232 , art. 2 , Sch.  
F181966 c. 17 (NI)  
Forfeiture  
Power to deprive offenders of property used, or intended for use, for purposes of crime  
11.—(1) Subject to the following provisions of this Article, where a person is convicted of an offence and — 
(a)the court by or before which he is convicted is satisfied that any  property which has been lawfully seized from 
him or which was in his possession or under his control at the time when he was apprehended for the offence or 
when a summons in respect of it was issued — 
(i)has been used for the purpose of committing, or facilitating the commission of, any offence; or  
(ii)was intended by him to be used for that purpose; or  
(b)the offence, or an offence which the court has taken into consideration in determining his sentence, consists of 
unlawful possession o f property which — 
(i)has been lawfully seized from him; or  
(ii)was in his possession or under his control at the time when he was apprehended for the offence of which he 
has been convicted or when a summons in respect of that offence was issued,  the court may make an order under this Article in respect of that property, and may do so whether or not it also 
deals with the offender in respect of the offence in any other way and without regard to any restrictions on forfeiture 
in a relevant provision.  
(2) In considering whether to make such an order in respect of any property a court shall have regard — 
(a)to the value of the property; and  
(b)to the likely financial and other effects on the offender of the making of the order (taken together with any other  
order that the court contemplates making).  
(3) Where a person commits an offence to which this paragraph applies by — 
(a)driving, attempting to drive or being in charge of a vehicle, or  
(b)failing to comply with a requirement made under [F19 Article 18 of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 
1995] (failure to provide specimen for analysis or laboratory test) in the course o f an investigation into whether 
the offender had committed an offence while driving, attempting to drive or being in charge of a vehicle, or  
(c)failing, as the driver of a vehicle, to comply with Article 175(1) of that Order (duty to stop and give informat ion 
or report accident),  
the vehicle shall be regarded for the purposes of paragraph (1)(a) (and paragraph (7)(b)) as used for the purpose 
of committing the offence (and for the purpose of committing any offence of aiding, abetting, counselling or 
procurin g the commission of the offence).  
(4) Paragraph (3) applies to — 
(a)an offence under the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) [F19 Orders 1981 and 1995 ] which is punishable with 
imprisonment,  
(b)an offence of manslaughter, and  
(c)an offence under section 35 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861 F20 (wanton and furious driving).  
(5) Facilitating the commission of an offence shall be taken for the purposes of this Article to include the taking 
of any steps after it has been committed for the purpose of disposing of any property to which it relates or of 
avoiding apprehension or detection, and references in this Article to an offence punishable with imprisonment shall 
be construed without regard to any prohibition or restriction imposed by or u nder any statutory provision on the 
imprisonment of young offenders.  
(6) An order under this Article shall operate to deprive the offender of his rights, if any, in the property to which 
it relates, and the property shall (if not already in their possessio n) be taken into the possession of the police.  
Paras. (7) ‐(8B) rep. by 1998 c. 32  
(9) In this Article “relevant provision” means a provision contained in an Act or Order mentioned in the definition 
of “relevant provision” in Article 2(2) being such an Act or Order passed or made before this Order is made.  
F191995 NI 18  F201861 c. 100  
Modifications etc. (not altering text)  
C1Art. 11  excluded (8.2.2007) by  Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 (c. 36) , ss. 103 , 126(2) , Sch. 5 para. 7(c)  
C2Art. 11  excluded by  Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/2778 (N.I. 19)) , art. 5D(9)  (as 
inserted (25.6.2007) by  Waste (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/611 (N.I. 3)) , arts. 1(3) , 8(1) (with  art. 
8(2)); S.R. 2 007/294 , art. 2 , Sch. ) 
Application of proceeds of forfeited property  
12.—(1) Where a court makes an order under Article 11 in a case where — 
(a)the offender has been convicted of an offence which has resulted in a person suffering personal injury, loss or 
damage; or  
(b)any such offence is taken into consideration by the court in determining sentence,  
the court may also make an order that any proceeds which arise from the disposal of the property and which do 
not exceed a sum specified by the court shall be paid to that person.  
(2) The court may only m ake an order under this Article if it is satisfied that but for the inadequacy of the means 
of the offender it would have made a compensation order under which the offender would have been required to 
pay compensation of an amount not less than the specifi ed amount.  
(3) An order under this Article has no effect — 
[F21(a)before the end of the period of 6 months beginning on the d ate on which the order under Article 11 was 
made;or  
(b)if a successful application under section 31(1) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 has been made. ] 
F211998 c. 32  
Forfeiture for drug offences  
13.  In section 27(1) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 F22 (forfeiture on conviction of an offence under that Act) 
after the words “1987 relates” there shall be inserted the words  “or a drug trafficking offence, as defined in Article 
2(2) of the Criminal Justice (Confiscation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990”.  
F221971 c. 38  
Compensation orders  
Compensation orders against convicted persons  
14.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Article, a court by or before which a person is convicted of an offence, 
instead of or in addition to dealing with him in any other way, may, on application or otherwise, make an order (in 
this Article and Articles 15  to 17 referred to as “a compensation order”) requiring him to pay compensation for any 
personal injury, loss or damage resulting from that offence or any other offence which is taken into consideration 
by the court in determining sentence or to make payme nts for funeral expenses or bereavement in respect of a death resulting from any such offence, other than a death due to an accident arising out of the presence of a motor 
vehicle on a road; and a court shall give reasons, on passing sentence, if it does n ot make such an order in a case 
where this Article empowers it to do so.  
(2) Compensation under paragraph (1) shall be of such amount as the court considers appropriate, having 
regard to any evidence and to any representations that are made by or on behalf  of the offender or the prosecution.  
(3) In the case of an offence under the Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 F23 [F24or Article 172 [F25, 172A or 
172B] of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981] F26, where the property in question is recovered, any 
damage to the property occurring while it was out of the owner's possession shall be treated for the purposes of 
paragraph (1) as having resulted from the offence, however and by whomsoever the damage was caused.  
(4) A compensation order may only be made in respect of injury, loss or damage (other than loss suffered by a 
person's dependants in consequence of his death) which was d ue to an accident arising out of the presence of a 
motor vehicle on a road, if — 
(a)it is in respect of damage which is treated by paragraph (3) as resulting from an offence under the Theft Act 
(Northern Ireland) 1969 F27 [F28or Article 172 [F25, 172A or 172B ] of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 
1981] F29; or 
(b)it is in respect of injury, loss or damage as respects which — 
(i)the offender is uninsured in relation to the use of the vehicle; and  
(ii)compensation is not payable under any a rrangements to which the Department of the Environment is a party;  
and, where a compensation order is made in respect of injury, loss or damage due to such an accident, the amount 
to be paid may include an amount representing the whole or part of any loss of or reduction in preferential rates of 
insurance attributable to the accident.  
(5) A vehicle the use of which is exempted from insurance by Article 90(2) or (3) of the Road Traffic (Northern 
Ireland) Order 1981 is not uninsured for the purposes of paragr aph (4).  
(6) A compensation order in respect of funeral expenses may be made for the benefit of anyone who incurred 
the expenses.  
(7) A compensation order in respect of bereavement may only be made for the benefit of a person for whose 
benefit a claim for damages for bereavement could be made under Article 3A of the Fatal Accidents (Northern 
Ireland) Order 1977 F30. 
(8) The amount of compensation in respect of bereavement shall not exceed the amount for the time being 
specified in Article 3A(3) of the Fatal Accidents (Northern Ireland) Order 1977.  
(9) In determining whether to make a compensation order against any per son, and in determining the amount 
to be paid by any person under such an order, the court shall — 
(a)have regard to his means so far as they appear or are known to the court; and  (b)in a case where it is proposed to make against him both a compensation ord er and a confiscation order under 
the[F31 Proceeds of Crime (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 ], also have regard to its duty und er 
Article[F31 12(8)] of that Order (duty where the court considers that the offender's means are insufficient to 
satisfy bo th orders in full to order the payment out of sums recovered under the confiscation order of sums due 
under the compensation order).  
[F32(9A) For the purposes of any order under Article 35 of the Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) 
Order 1998 against the parent or guardian of a child — 
(a)paragraphs (9)(a) and (10)(b) shall have effect (so far as applicable) as if any  reference to the means of the 
person against whom the compensation order is made were a reference to the means of the parent or guardian; 
but 
(b)for the purposes of any such order made against an authority (within the meaning of that Order) paragraphs 
(9) and (10) shall not apply. ] 
(10) Where the court considers — 
(a)that it would be appropriate both to impose a fine and to make a compensation order; but  
(b)that the offender has insufficient means to pay both an appropriate fine and appropriate compensation , 
the court shall give preference to compensation (though it may impose a fine as well).  
(11) The compensation to be paid under a compensation order made by a magistrates' court in respect of any 
offence of which the court has convicted the offender shall not exceed £5,000 [F33 or, if the offender is under the 
age of[F34 18], £1,000 ]; and the compensation or total compensation to be paid under a compensation order or 
compensation orders made  by a magistrates' court in respect of any offence or offences taken into consideration 
in determining sentence shall not exceed the difference (if any) between the amount or total amount which under 
this paragraph is the maximum for the offence or offence s of which the offender has been convicted and the amount 
or total amounts (if any) which are in fact ordered to be paid in respect of that offence or those offences.  
(12) A compensation order shall be enforceable — 
(a)if made by a magistrates' court, in th e same manner as any other sum adjudged to be paid by a conviction of 
that court;  
(b)if made by any other court, in the same manner as any fine which has been or might have been imposed, in 
respect of the offence for which the person has been convicted, by  the court making the order.  
F231969 c. 16 (NI)  
F24By Fraud Act 2006 (c. 35) , ss. 14(1) , 15(1) , Sch. 1 para. 26 , it is provided that in art. 14(3) for "or Article 172 of the Road 
Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981" there shall be substituted  ", Article 172 of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 
or the Fraud Act 2006" (the said substitution being in force 15.1.2007 by  S.I. 2006/3200 , art. 2 ) 
F252004 NI 15  
F261981 NI 1  F271969 c. 16 (NI)  
F28By Fraud Act 2006 (c. 35) , ss. 14(1) , 15(1) , Sch. 1 para. 26 , it is provided that in art. 14(4)(a) for "or Article 172 of the Road 
Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981" there shall be substituted ", Article 172 of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 
or the Fraud Act 2006" (the said substitution being in force 15.1.2007 by  S.I. 2006/3200 , art. 2 ) 
F291981 NI 1  
F301977 NI 18  
F311996 NI 9  
F321998 NI 9  
F331998 NI 9  
F342002 c. 26  
Modifications etc. (not altering text)  
C3Art. 14(1)  modified by  Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/2778 (N.I. 19)) , art. 5C(2)  (as 
inserted (25.6.2007) by  Waste (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/611 (N.I. 3)) , arts. 1(3) , 7(1) (with  art. 
7(2)); S.R. 2007/294 , art. 2 , Sch. ) 
C4Art. 14(11)  modified by  Wast e and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/2778 (N.I. 19)) , art. 
5C(3)  (with  art. 5C(4) ) (as inserted (25.6.2007) by  Waste (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/611 (N.I. 
3)), arts. 1(3) , 7(1) (with  art. 7(2) ); S.R. 2007/294 , art. 2 , Sch. ) 
Enforcement and appeals  
15.—(1) A person in whose favour a compensation order is made shall not be entitled to receive the amount 
due to him until (disregarding any power of a court to grant leave to appeal out of time) there is no further possibility 
of an appeal on which the order could be varied or set aside.  
(2) Rules of court, Crown Co urt rules, county court rules and magistrates' court rules may make provision 
regarding the way in which a court is to deal with money paid in satisfaction of a compensation order where the 
entitlement of the person in whose favour it was made is suspended . 
(3) Where a compensation order has been made against any person in respect of an offence taken into 
consideration in determining his sentence — 
(a)the order shall cease to have effect if he successfully appeals against his conviction of the offence or, if more 
than one, all the offences, of which he was convicted in the proceedings in which the order was made;  
(b)he may appeal against the order as if it were part of the sentence imposed in respect of the offence or, if more 
than one, any of the offences,  of which he was so convicted.  
Modifications etc. (not altering text)  
C5Arts. 15 -17 applied (with modifications) (14.1.2015) by  Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support for 
Victims) Act (No rthern  Ireland) 2015 (c. 2) , s. 28(2) , Sch. 2 para. 3(3)  
Review of compensation orders  16.  Without prejudice to section 49(2) of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 F35 and Article 91 of the 
Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 F36, at any time before the person against whom a compensation 
order has been made has p aid into court the whole of the compensation which the order requires him to pay, but 
at a time when (disregarding any power of a court to grant leave to appeal out of time) there is no further possibility 
of an appeal on which the order could be varied or  set aside, the court for the time being having functions in relation 
to the enforcement of the order may, on the application of the person against whom it was made, discharge the 
order, or reduce the amount which remains to be paid, if it appears to the c ourt— 
(a)that the means of the person against whom the order was made are insufficient to satisfy in full both the order 
and [F37either or both of the following made against him in the same proceedings — 
(i)a confiscation order under Part 4 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002;  
(ii)a slavery and trafficking reparation order under Schedule 2 to the Human T rafficking and Exploitation (Criminal 
Justice and Support for Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015; or ] 
(b)that the person against whom the order was made has suffered a substantial reduction in his means which 
was unexpected at the time when the compensat ion order was made, and that his means seem unlikely to 
increase for a considerable period.  
F351978 c. 23  
F361981 NI 26  
F37Words in art. 16(a) substituted (14.1.2015) by  Human Trafficking and Exploitatio n (Criminal Justice and Support for Victims) 
Act (Northern  Ireland) 2015 (c. 2) , s. 28(2) , Sch. 4 para. 9  
Modifications etc. (not altering text)  
C5Arts. 15 -17 applied (with modifications) (14.1.2015) by  Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support for 
Victims) Act (No rthern  Ireland) 2015 (c. 2) , s. 28(2) , Sch. 2 para. 3(3)  
Effect of compensation order on subsequent award of damages in civil proceedings  
17.—(1) This Article shall have effect where a compensation order or a service compensation order or award 
has been made in favour of any person in respect of any injury, loss or damage  and a claim by him in civil 
proceedings for damages in respect of the injury, loss or damage subsequently falls to be determined.  
(2) The damages in the civil proceedings shall be assessed without regard to the order or award; but the plaintiff 
may only r ecover an amount equal to the aggregate of the following — 
(a)any amount by which they exceed the compensation; and  
(b)a sum equal to any portion of the compensation which he fails to recover,  
and may not enforce the judgment, so far as it relates to a sum such as is mentioned in sub -paragraph (b), without 
the leave of the court.  
(3) In this Article a “service compensation order or award” means — (a)an order requiring the payment of compensation under paragraph 11 of Schedule 5A to the Army Act 
1955 F38, of Schedule 5A to the Air Force Act 1955 F39 or of Schedule 4A to the Naval Discipline Act 1957 F40; or 
(b)an award of stoppages payable by way of compensation under any of those Acts.  
F381955 c. 18  
F391955 c. 19  
F401957 c. 53  
Modifications etc. (not altering text)  
C5Arts. 15 -17 applied (with modifications) (14.1.2015) by  Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support for 
Victims) Act (No rthern  Ireland) 2015 (c. 2) , s. 28(2) , Sch. 2 para. 3(3)  
PART IIISEXUAL OFFENCES  
Anonymity in rape,  etc., cases  
18.—(1) The Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 F41 shall be amended as follows.  
• Para. (2) rep. by 2003 NI 13  
• Para. (3) rep. by 1999 c.23  
(4) Article 8 (anonymity of defendants in rape, etc., cases) shall cease to have effect.  
F411978 NI 5  
Arts. 19 - 24 rep. b y 1999 c.23  
PART IVSUPPLEMENTAL  
Restriction on the application of this Order  
25.  Nothing in any provision of Articles 3 and 6 to 17 shall affect the punishment for an offence committed 
before that provision comes into operation.  
Article 26—Amendments and repeals  
SCHEDULES  
Article 3(5)  
SCHEDULE 1 INCREASE OF CERTAIN MAXIMA  
(1) (2) (3) (4) 
Statutory provision  General description  Present 
amount  New 
amount  
Entry rep. by 1996 NI 24     
Section 26(1) of the Summary 
Jurisdiction Act (Northern Ireland) 
1953 (c. 3).  Maximum sum in cases where an offence of wilful or malicious 
damage may be dealt with summarily if the amount of damage 
does not exceed the maximum sum.  £400  £1000  
Section 20(1) of the Coroners Act 
(Northern Ireland) 1959 (c. 15).  Maximum fine for failure to answer summons to serve as a juror 
or to give evidence.  £400  £1000  Section 20(2) of the Coroners Act 
(Northern Ireland) 1959 (c. 15).  Maximum fine for refusal to serve as a juror or to give evidence.  £400  £1000  
Section 34 of the Coroners Act 
(Northern Ireland) 1959 (c. 15).  Maximum fine for contempt in coroners' court.  £1000  £2500  
Entry rep. by 1996 NI 24     
Article 55(2) of the County Courts 
(Northern Ireland) Order 1980 (NI 
3). Maximum fine for contempt of court.  £1000  £2500  
Section 14(2) of the Contempt of 
Court Act 1981 (c. 49).  Maximum fine for contempt in an inferior court.  £1000  £2500  
Article 112(6)(a) of the Magistrates' 
Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 
1981 (NI 26).  Maximum fine for disobedience of orders other than for payment 
of money.  £2000  £5000  
Article 120(1) of the Magistrates' 
Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 
1981 (NI 26).  Maximum fine for refusal to testify.  £1000  £2500  
Article 160(2) of the Magistrates' 
Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 
1981 (NI 26).  Maximum fine for misbehaviour in court.  £1000  £2500  
Schedule 2 —Amendments  
Schedule 3 —Repeals  
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