Part I
- if all proceedings relating to that offence which took place before the convicting court had taken place before the other court.
(4) Nothing in this section shall preclude the convicting court from making any order which it has power to make under section 28 of the 1968 c. 60.Theft Act 1968 (orders for restitution) by virtue of the offender’s conviction of the instant offence.
(5) Where the convicting court has remitted the offender under this section to the other court, the other court may remit him back to the convicting court; and the provisions of subsection (3) above (so far as applicable) shall apply with the necessary modifications in relation to any remission under this subsection.
(6) This section applies to—
- (a) any offence punishable with imprisonment; and
- (b) any offence in respect of which the convicting court has a power or duty to order the offender to be disqualified under section 93 of the 1972 c. 20.Road Traffic Act 1972 (disqualification for certain motoring offences);
and in this section “conviction” includes a finding under section 30(1) above that the person in question did the act or made the omission charged, and “convicted” shall be construed accordingly.
Restriction on amount payable under compensation order of magistrates’ court. 40.—(1) 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 £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 the preceding provisions of this subsection is the maximum for the offence or offences 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.
(2) In subsection (1) above “compensation order” has the meaning assigned to it by section 35(1) of the 1973 c. 62.Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973.
Miscellaneous
Restriction on grant of bail in treason. 41. A person charged with treason shall not be granted bail except by order of a judge of the High Court or the Secretary of State.
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