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PENALTIES AND SENTENCES ACT 1992 - SECT 60
Application may be granted or refused
60 Application may be granted or refused
(1) If an application is granted, the court or proper officer of the court
must— (a) make a fine option order for the offender; and
(b) explain to the
offender, in language or a way likely to be readily understood by the
offender— (i) the purpose and effect of the order; and
(ii) what may follow
if the offender fails to comply with the order; and
(iii) the offender’s
right under section 73 to pay the fine, or any part of the fine, to which the
fine option order relates and how that section requires the payment to be
applied.
(2) If a court refuses an application under section 55 — (a) any
suspension of the original order to which the application relates ceases to
have effect; and
(b) the court must cause written notice to be given to the
applicant— (i) of the refusal and whether the refusal was made because of
section 57 (1) (a) or (b) ; and
(ii) that any suspension of the original
order has ceased to have effect.
(3) If a proper officer of the court refuses
an application under section 58 , the proper officer must— (a) give written
notice to the applicant of the refusal and the reasons for the refusal; and
(b) give written notice to the court that made the original order that the
application was made and refused.
(4) If a court or the proper officer of the
court refuses an application, there must be noted in the records of the court
whether the refusal was made because of section 57 (1) (a) or (b) .
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