Citation, commencement, duration and transitional provision

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Register of Fines (Amendment) Regulations 2005 and shall come into force—

(a) for the purposes of regulation 2 and this regulation on 30th March 2005; and

(b) for all other purposes on 1st April 2005.

(2) These Regulations shall cease to have effect on the 31st March 2006.

Amendments to the Register of Fines Regulations 2003

2. In paragraph (2) of regulation 1 of the Register of Fines Regulations 2003( 2 ) for “31st March 2005” substitute “31st March 2006”.

3. Amend regulation 7 of those regulations as follows—

(a) in paragraphs (1)(a) and (2)(a) for “28 days” substitute “one calendar month”;

(b) in paragraph (3) for “entry of a fine in the Register” substitute “date of conviction for the offence for which the fine entered in the Register relates”.