150 Laws of Malaysia Act 593 Provisions as to sentences of fine 283. (1) Where any fine is imposed under the authority of any law for the time being in force, then, in the absence of any express provision relating to the fine in such law contained, the following provisions shall apply— (a) where no sum is expressed to which the fine may extend the amount to which the offender is liable is unlimited, but shall not be excessive; (b) in every case of an offence in which the offender is sentenced to pay a fine the Court passing the sentence may, in its discretion, do all or any of the following things: (i) allow time for the payment of the fine; (ii) direct payment of the fine to be made by instalments; (iii) issue a warrant for the levy of the amount by distress and sale of any property belonging to the offender; (iv) direct that in default of payment of the fine the offender shall suffer imprisonment for a certain term, which imprisonment shall be in excess of any other imprisonment to which he may be sentenced or to which he may be liable under a commutation of sentence: Provided that where time is not allowed for the payment of a fine an order for imprisonment in default of payment shall not be issued in the first instance unless it appears to the Court that the person has no property or insufficient property to satisfy the fine payable or that the levy of distress will be more injurious to him or his family than imprisonment; (v) direct that the person to be searched and that any money found on him when so searched or which, in the event of his being committed to prison, may be found on him when taken to