ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT, 2015
Section 429: Allowance of further time and payment by installments
(1) Where time has been allowed for the payment of a sum adjudged to be paid upon conviction or order, further time may on an application by or on behalf of the convict liable to pay the sum, be allowed by a court having jurisdiction to issue a warrant of commitment in respect of the non-payment of that sum, the court may, subject as aforesaid, direct payment by installments of the sum so adjudged to be paid.
(2) Where a sum of money is directed to be paid by installments and default is made in the payment of any one installment, the same proceedings may be taken as if default has been made in the payment of all the installments then remaining unpaid.
(3) Where before the expiration of the time allowed, the convict surrenders himself to the court having jurisdiction to issue a warrant of commitment in respect of the non-payment of the sum and states that he prefers immediate committal to awaiting the expiration of the time allowed, the court may, if it thinks fit, issue a warrant committing him to prison.
(4) A warrant of commitment issued under the provisions of this section may be executed on any day, including a Sunday or a public holiday.
Cite this section
Section 429, ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT, 2015 (2015).
https://repo.podus.ai/laws/administration-of-criminal-justice-act-2015/section/429/