Convicted accused to pay filing fee
403 Convicted accused to pay filing fee
If—
a charge-sheet containing one or more charges is filed with a registrar of the Magistrates' Court; and
no filing fee is payable because of an exemption provided for in the regulations; and
the accused is convicted of one or more of the alleged offences and is ordered to pay a fine—
the Magistrates' Court must order the accused to pay by way of costs, in addition to the amount of the fine and any other costs, the amount of the filing fee that, but for the exemption, would have been payable.
This provision refers to the regulations (provided for in the regulations
). Made under this Act:
- Criminal Procedure Regulations 2020 · under section 420
- County Court Criminal Procedure Rules 2019
- Magistrates' Court Criminal Procedure Rules 2019 · under section 419
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