Cap. 4activeordinance

High Court Ordinance

高等法院條例

Full legislation

s.21E

Enforcement of fines and forfeited recognizances

(1)
Payment of a fine imposed, or sum due under a recognizance forfeited, by the
                Court of Appeal in its civil jurisdiction or by the Court of First Instance may be
                enforced upon the order of the Court in like manner as a judgment of the Court of
                First Instance for the payment of money.
(2)
Where payment of a fine or other sum falls to be enforced upon an order of the
                Court of Appeal in its civil jurisdiction or of the Court of First
Instance—
(a)
the Court shall, if the fine or other sum is not paid in full forthwith or
                    within such time as the Court may allow, certify to the Registrar the sum
                    payable; and
(b)
the Registrar shall thereupon proceed to enforce payment of that sum as if
                    it were due to him as a judgment debt.
(3)
In this section,
fine
(
罰款
) includes a penalty imposed in civil
                proceedings.