152
Act 593
Laws of Malaysia
exceeding one thousand
ringgit but does not
exceed five thousand
ringgit
one year
exceeds five thousand
ringgit
three years;
(d)
(Omitted);
(e)
the imprisonment which is imposed in default of payment
of a fine shall terminate whenever that fine is either
paid or levied by process of law;
(f) if, before the expiration of the time of imprisonment fixed
in default of payment, such a proportion of the fine is
paid or levied that the time of imprisonment suffered
in default of payment is not less than proportional to
the part of the fine still unpaid, the imprisonment shall
terminate;
(g)
the fine, or any part thereof which remains unpaid, may
be levied at any time within six years after the passing
of the sentence, and if under the sentence the offender
is liable to imprisonment for a longer period than six
years then at any time previous to the expiration of that
period, and the death of the offender does not discharge
from the liability any property which would after his
death be legally liable for his debts.
(2) A warrant for the levy of a fine may be executed at any
place in Malaysia, but if it is required to be executed outside the
State in which it is issued it shall be endorsed for that purpose
by a Judge or by a First Class Magistrate having jurisdiction in
the State in which it is to be executed.
Suspension of execution in certain cases
284. When an offender has been sentenced to fine only and to
imprisonment in default of payment of the fine and the Court
issues a warrant under section 283, it may suspend the execution
of the sentence of imprisonment and may release the offender
on his executing a bond, with or without sureties as the Court
thinks fit, conditioned for his appearance before that Court on the
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