Fines Reform Act 2014

For the purpose of the enforcement of registered fines, registered collection and enforcement orders, directions and warrants under this Act, the Director, the sheriff and any contractor or sub‑contractor (the requestor) supporting the functions of the Director or the sheriff may request information that may assist in carrying out that purpose from any person or body.

On the written request of the requestor, a specified enforcement information agency, or other person or body that receives a request under subsection (1), may give the requestor access to any information held by the agency, person or body that may be of use in the enforcement of registered fines, registered collection and enforcement orders, directions and warrants under this Act.

A person who obtains access to any information as a result of a request made under this section may use the information to enforce registered fines, registered collection and enforcement orders, directions and warrants under this Act but is otherwise subject to all the requirements and restrictions concerning the handling, use and disclosure of the information that apply to the person who provided, or granted access to, the information in response to the request.

In this section, specified enforcement information agency means a person or body—

that holds information that may be of use in the enforcement of registered fines, registered collection and enforcement orders, directions and warrants under this Act; and

that is prescribed by regulations made for the purposes of this section to be a specified enforcement information agency—