Commentary on Sections Part 1.Fines and Other Penalties: Enforcement Chapter 2: Other Enforcement Procedures Section 31: Distress in default
This Section amends section 3 of the Fines Act (Ireland) 1851 to prevent a warrant of distress being executed at the point of sentence in the Crown Court (Section 31(1)).  It also amends Article 92 of the Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 to prevent the same in the magistrates’ courts (Section 31(2)).