Lawgist64Sentence of imprisonment for non-payment of fine
1 [In every case of an offence punishable with imprisonment as well as fine, in which the offender is sentenced to a fine, whether with or without imprisonment,
and in every case of an offence punishable 2 [with imprisonment or fine, or] with fine only, in which the offender is sentenced to a fine.]
it shall be competent to the Court which sentences such offender to direct by the sentence that, in default of payment of the fine, the offender shall suffer imprisonment for a certain term, which imprisonment shall be in excess of any other imprisonment to which he may have been sentenced or to which he may be liable under a commutation of a sentence.
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1. Subs. by Act 8 of 1882, s. 2, for "In every case in which an offender is sentenced to a fine".
2. Ins. by Act 10 of 1886, s. 21 (2).
- 53 Punishments
- 53A Construction of reference to transportation
- 54 Commutation of sentence of death
- 55 Commutation of sentence of imprisonment for life
- 55A Definition of "appropriate Government"
- 56 [Repealed.]
- 57 Fractions of terms of punishment
- 58 [Repealed.]
- 59 [Repealed.]
- 60 Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous of simple
- 61 [Repealed.]
- 62 [Repealed.]
- 63 Amount of fine
- 64 Sentence of imprisonment for non-payment of fine
- 65 Limit to imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when imprisonment and fine awardable
- 66 Description of imprisonment for non-payment of fine
- 67 Imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when offence punishable with fine only
- 68 Imprisonment to terminate on payment of fine
- 69 Termination of imprisonment on payment of proportional part of fine
- 70 Fine leviable within six years, of during imprisonment. Death not to discharge property from liability
- 71 Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences
- 72 Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, the judgment stating that is doubtful of which
- 73 Solitary confinement
- 74 Limit of solitary confinement
- 75 Enhanced punishment for certain offences under Chapter XII or Chapter XVII after previous conviction
