Law library · Sierra Leone · The Criminal Procedure Act, 2024
Section 183: A Court may, where it appears that -
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(a) distress and sale of his goods and chattels
would be ruinous to the person convicted;
(b) the person has no goods whereon a distress
may be levied; or
98 99
Fine in lieu of
Notice of
fines to be
paid.
payment of
money.
Form 33
Commitment
for want of
distress.
Form 35
Commitment
in lieu of
distress.
Form 34
(c) there are other sufficient reasons, instead of,
or, after issuing a warrant of distress;
commit the person ordered to pay to a correctional centre for a period
specified in the warrant, unless the money and all expenses of the
commitment and conveyance to the correctional centre, to be specified
in the warrant, are sooner paid.
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