Fines (Payment and Recovery) Act 2014

Cesser of recovery order

12. (1) At any time while the recovery order is in force, the fined person may elect to pay the remaining balance of the fine and, on so doing and if the payment is made other than to the receiver—

(a) the order shall be deemed to have been revoked to the extent that it relates to the fine, and

(b) the Courts Service shall give notice in writing to the receiver of such revocation.

(2) The recovery order shall cease to have effect—

(a) on payment—

(i) into court of the full amount of the fine, and

(ii) to the receiver of his or her fees and expenses,

or

(b) subject to subsection (3), upon the receiver giving the court a notice under section 11 (1).

(3) Where the receiver has given the court a notice under section 11 (1), the recovery order shall continue to have effect in so far as it relates to—

(a) any part of the fine recovered by the receiver from the fined person that has not been paid into court before the notice was given,

(b) any property belonging to the fined person that has been seized by the receiver but not sold before the notice was given, and

(c) any proceeds derived from the sale of property that have not been paid into court before the notice was given.