Circuit Court retains jurisdiction over enforcement proceedings for unpaid fine originally imposed in the District Court

Court of Appeal, in a case stated from the Central Criminal Court, determines that the Circuit Court retains jurisdiction to hear enforcement proceedings for an unpaid fine, even when the fine was originally imposed by the District Court and subsequently affirmed or varied on appeal. The Court of Appeal clarified that the County Registrar or combined court office manager is the appropriate official to initiate enforcement under the statute. Furthermore, the Court held that no appeal lies from an enforcement order made under statute following a District Court appeal. It was also established that the perfection and service of the enforcement order are essential proofs in enforcement proceedings, with the onus of proof resting on the Courts Service.