Standard scale

Standard scale

The standard scale is a system whereby financial criminal penalties (fines) in legislation have maximum levels set against a standard scale. Then, when inflation makes it necessary to increase the levels of the fines the legislators need to modify only the scale rather than each individual piece of legislation.

In English law, the reference in legislation will typically appear like so:

Legislation and level of fines

Guernsey

Guernsey uses the UK standard scale for adopted UK legislation, and its own scale (called the uniform scale) for legislation originating in the States of Guernsey.

Guernsey's dependencies of Alderney and Sark have their own distinct scales, although these are generally in-line with the Guernsey scale.

* The Uniform Scale of Fines (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law 1989
* Criminal Justice Act 1982 (Guernsey) Order 1992

Alderney

* "The Uniform Scale of Fines (Alderney) Law 1989" as amended by "The Uniform Scale of Fines (Alderney) (Amendment) Ordinance 2007".

ark

Sark has its own standard scale, which is normally maintained at the same levels as Guernsey's.

* The "Uniform Scale of Fines (Sark) Law, 1989" as amended by the "Uniform Scale of Fines (Sark) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1992", the "Uniform Scale of Fines (Sark) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2004", and the "Uniform Scale of Fines (Sark) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2006".

Hong Kong

* Chapter 221 Criminal Procedure Ordinance, [http://www.hklii.org/hk/legis/ord/221/s113b.html section 113B – Levels of fines for offences]

* Chapter 221 Criminal Procedure Ordinance, [http://www.hklii.org/hk/legis/ord/221/sch8.html schedule 8 – Level of fines for offences]

Fines specified in prior legislation were converted to points on the standard scale by section 113C.

"The above amounts apply with respect to offences committed on or after the following dates:"

* "in England and Wales and in Scotland, 1 October 1992 (by virtue of [http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/content.aspx?ActiveTextDocId=3274359 Criminal Justice Act 1991 (Commencement No 3) Order 1992] )"

* "in Northern Ireland, 9 January 1995 (by virtue of [http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/content.aspx?ActiveTextDocId=1210093 Criminal Justice (1994 Order) (Commencement) Order (Northern Ireland) 1994] )."

"The United Kingdom standard scale was extended in respect of certain offences to two Crown dependencies:"

* "the Isle of Man, with effect from 1 December 1992 (by virtue of [http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/content.aspx?ActiveTextDocId=3308206 Criminal Justice Act 1982 (Isle of Man) Order 1992] )"

* "Guernsey, with effect from 1 February 1993 (by virtue of [http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/content.aspx?ActiveTextDocId=3275109 Criminal Justice Act 1982 (Guernsey) Order 1992] )."

Historic

Between 1984 and 1992, the standard scale in England and Wales was as follows:

Zimbabwe

* The Criminal Penalties Amendment Act 2001, took effect from 20 May 2002

Further reading

* " [http://www.lawreform.ie/publications/data/volume10/lrc_66.html Report on the Indexation of Fines] " (LRC 37-1991), Law Reform Commission of Ireland, 30 October 1991

ee also

* Penalty units


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