Imprisonment for non-payment of fine
119.  Notwithstanding the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 68), the period of imprisonment imposed by any court in respect of the non-payment of any fine under this Act, or in respect of the default of a sufficient distress to satisfy any such fine, shall be such period as in the opinion of the court will satisfy the justice of the case, but shall not exceed in any case the maximum fixed by the following scale:
Where the fine
The period may extend to
does not exceed $50
2 months
exceeds $50 but does not exceed $100
4 months
exceeds $100 but does not exceed $200
6 months
with one additional month for every $100 after the first $200 of the fine until a maximum period of 6 years is reached.
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