Fines (Payment and Recovery) Act 2014

Application of monies where only part of fine is paid

24. Where monies applied towards the payment of a fine are insufficient to pay the fine in full, the monies shall be applied in the following order:

(a) first, towards the payment of that part of the fine which is the costs referred to in the definition of “fine” in section 2 (1);

(b) second (if any monies remain), towards the payment of that part of the fine which is the compensation referred to in that definition;

(c) third (if any monies remain), towards the payment of that part of the fine which is the expenses referred to in that definition; and

(d) fourth (if any monies remain), towards the payment of the remainder of the fine.