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Section 161A: Income reduction order

Sentencing Act 2020 · 2020 c. 17View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 7: Financial orders and orders relating to property — Chapter 5: Income reduction orders

In this Code “income reduction order” means an order under this Chapter that—

is made in respect of an offender for an offence, and
requires the offender, for the period in respect of which the order has effect, to pay such percentage of the offender’s excess monthly income as is determined by the court.

For the purposes of subsection (1)(b), “the offender’s excess monthly income” means such of the offender’s monthly income as exceeds an amount specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State.

For the purposes of subsection (2), “monthly income” means monthly income after deduction of such amounts as may be specified in the regulations.

The regulations may make further provision about how the court is to determine the offender’s monthly income.

The amount specified under subsection (2) must not be less than an amount equal to 170 times the hourly amount of the national minimum wage.

For further provision about determining the percentage of the offender’s excess monthly income payable under an income reduction order, see section 161B.

In this section “national minimum wage” means such single hourly rate as is for the time being specified in regulations under section 1(3) of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998.

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