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INFRINGEMENTS AND OTHER ACTS AMENDMENT ACT 2008 (NO. 9 OF 2008) - SECT 40

Powers of the Court

    (1)     After section 160(2)(d) of the Principal Act insert

    "(da)     discharge up to two thirds of the outstanding fines and order that the infringement offender be imprisoned for a period of one day in respect of each penalty unit, or part of a penalty unit, to which the remaining undischarged amount of the outstanding fines under the infringement warrant or warrants is an equivalent amount; or".

    (2)     After section 160(3)(c) of the Principal Act insert

    "(ca)     discharge up to two thirds of the outstanding fines and order that the infringement offender be imprisoned for a period that is up to two thirds less than one day in respect of each penalty unit, or part of a penalty unit, of the penalty units to which the undischarged amount of the outstanding fines is an equivalent amount; or".

    (3)     In section 160(3)(e) of the Principal Act, for
"a community" substitute "make a community".

    (4)     In section 160(4) of the Principal Act—

        (a)     for "or (3)(a)" substitute ", (2)(da), (3)(a) or (3)(ca)";

        (b)     in paragraph (b),     for " Magistrates' Court Act 1989 " substitute " Sentencing Act 1991 ".

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See:
Act No.
96/2005.
Reprint No. 1
as at
23 April 2007
and amending
Act Nos
97/2005, 23/2006, 24/2006, 51/2006, 81/2006, 24/2007, 28/2007 and 56/2007.
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