Fines Bill 2004

Public bill · Private Member · Introduced

Fines and other monetary penalties in Irish legislation would be updated to reflect inflation, with a system for reviewing and increasing them every five years, including for future laws. Courts could take a person’s ability to pay into account, and arrangements could allow fines to be paid in instalments, reducing reliance on imprisonment for non-payment; updated penalties would not apply to offences committed before the changes took effect.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to update fines and other monetary amounts in legislation in line with inflation in respect of any past enactments and to provide for the prospective indexation of fines and other monetary amounts contained in any future enactments; to amend the Statute Law (Restatement) Act 2002; to provide for the payment of fines by instalments; to provide for means to be taken into consideration in the imposition of fines and to provide for related matters

Last updated 6 September 2018