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Recovery of penalties.
11 & 12 Vict. c. 43.
14 & 15 Vict. c. 93.
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41. Any penalty to which under this Act any person is liable on summary conviction of any offence may be recovered as follows; (that is to say,) in England, in manner directed by the Summary Jurisdiction Act, 1849, and in Ireland in manner directed by the Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act, 1851, or any other Act for the time being in force in England and Ireland respectively for the like purposes; and any such penalty may in Scotland be recovered by the procurator fiscal of the county or by any other person before the sheriff or two justices, who may proceed in a summary way . . . and upon the appearance or default to appear of the party, it shall be lawful for the sheriff or justices to proceed to the hearing of the complaint; and upon proof on oath or confession of the offence, the sheriff or justices shall . . . commit the offender and decern him to pay the penalty named as well as such expenses as the sheriff or justices shall think fit, and failing payment shall grant warrant for recovery thereof by poinding and imprisonment; . . .
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