Section 420: Default in payment of fine

(1) In the case of a conviction in the High Court, the amount of the fine shall be at the discretion of the court, and any term of imprisonment imposed in default of payment of the fine shall not exceed 2 years.
(2) In the case of a conviction in a Magistrate court:
(a) the amount of the fine shall be at the discretion of the court but shall not exceed the maximum fine authorised to be imposed by the Magistrate or under the law by virtue of which he was appointed a Magistrate; and
(b) a term of imprisonment imposed in default of payment of the fine shall not exceed the maximum fixed in relation to the amount of the fine by the scale specified in the Fourth Schedule of this Act.
(3) In no case shall any term of imprisonment imposed in default of payment of a fine which has been imposed by virtue of the power in that behalf contained in subsection (1) of this section, exceed the maximum term authorised as a punishment for the offence by the law.
(4) The provisions of this section do not apply in a case where a law provides a minimum period of imprisonment to be imposed for the commission of an offence.