Child Support Act 1991
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39A Commitment to prison and disqualification from driving.
(1) Where the Secretary of State has sought— (a) in England and Wales to recover an amount by virtue of section 35(1); or (b) to recover an amount by virtue of section 36 or 38, and that amount, or any portion of it, remains unpaid the Secretary of State may apply to the court under this section. (2) An application under this section is for whichever the court considers appropriate in all the circumstances of— (a) the issue of a warrant committing the liable person to prison; or (b) an order for him to be disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence. (3) On any such application the court shall (in the presence of the liable person) inquire as to— (a) whether he needs a driving licence to earn his living; (b) his means; and (c) whether there has been wilful refusal or culpable neglect on his part. (4) The Secretary of State may make representations to the court as to whether the Secretary of State thinks it more appropriate to commit the liable person to prison or to disqualify him from holding or obtaining a driving licence; and the liable person may reply to those representations. (5) In this section and section 40B, “driving licence” means a licence to drive a motor vehicle granted under Part III of the Road Traffic Act 1988. (6) In this section “the court” means— (a) in England and Wales, a magistrates’ court; (b) in Scotland, the sheriff.
39A Commitment to prison and disqualification from driving.
(1) Where the Secretary of State has sought— (a) in England and Wales to recover an amount by virtue of section 35(1); or (b) to recover an amount by virtue of section 36 or 38, and that amount, or any portion of it, remains unpaid the Secretary of State may apply to the court under this section. (2) An application under this section is for whichever the court considers appropriate in all the circumstances of— (a) the issue of a warrant committing the liable person to prison; or (b) an order for him to be disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence. (3) On any such application the court shall (in the presence of the liable person) inquire as to— (a) whether he needs a driving licence to earn his living; (b) his means; and (c) whether there has been wilful refusal or culpable neglect on his part. (4) The Secretary of State may make representations to the court as to whether the Secretary of State thinks it more appropriate to commit the liable person to prison or to disqualify him from holding or obtaining a driving licence; and the liable person may reply to those representations. (5) In this section and section 40B, “driving licence” means a licence to drive a motor vehicle granted under Part III of the Road Traffic Act 1988. (6) In this section “the court” means— (a) in England and Wales, a magistrates’ court; (b) in Scotland, the sheriff.
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