Sums adjudged to be paid by a convictionN.I.

Restrictions on power to order immediate committal in default of payment of a sum adjudged to be paid by a convictionN.I.

93.—[F1(1)]  A warrant committing a person to prison in respect of non-payment of a sum adjudged to be paid by a conviction of a magistrates' court shall not be issued at the time of his conviction unless—

(a)he appears to the court to have sufficient means to pay the sum forthwith; or

(b)on being asked by the court whether he wishes to have time for payment he does not ask for time; or

(c)the court is satisfied that he has no fixed abode in Northern Ireland; or

(d)there is some other special circumstance appearing to the court to justify immediate committal;

and if the court does issue a warrant of commitment, the court shall state in the warrant the reasons for not allowing the person committed time to pay.

[F2(2) This Article does not apply where the person is a child.]