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Customs Act 1960 s 119

s 119 Imprisonment for non-payment of fine

119. Despite the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010, 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, is such period as in the opinion of the court will satisfy the justice of the case, but must 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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