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MAGISTRATES' COURT ACT 1989 - SECT 97 Imprisonment in default of payment of fine

MAGISTRATES' COURT ACT 1989 - SECT 97

Imprisonment in default of payment of fine

    (1)     If the Court makes an order in a proceeding imposing a fine and the person fined is not present when the order is made—

        (a)     the principal registrar must cause to be sent by post to the person fined, at the address appearing on the charge-sheet or any later address notified to the Court by that person, a notice advising of the order imposing the fine; and

        (b)     the fine is payable—

              (i)     within 21 days after the posting to that person of a notice under paragraph (a); or

S. 97(1)(b)(ii) amended by Nos 49/1991 s. 119(7)

(Sch. 4

item 13.5), 32/2013 s. 55.

              (ii)     within such longer period as is ordered by the Court under a time to pay order within the meaning of the Sentencing Act 1991 .

S. 97(2) repealed by No. 49/1991 s. 119(7)

(Sch. 4

item 13.6).

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    (3)     If in any proceeding the Court orders a corporation to pay a fine then, despite anything in this or any other Act, that order may be enforced by a warrant to seize property.