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| (1) Whenever a court imposes a sentence of fine, it shall-
| | (a) consider, inter alia, the means of the offender so far as they appear or are known to the court in order to fix the amount of the fine; | | |
| | (b) unless for good and reasonable grounds it prescribes a longer limit, require the fine to be paid within two months of the date of the order; | | |
| | (c) specify the appropriate bank to which the fine shall be paid, and | | |
| | (d) furnish the accused with such number of payment forms as he may require, each containing three detachable perforated parts on which shall be written, printed or otherwise recorded the number of the case, the name of the accused and the amount of the fine, | | |
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| (2) The fine may be paid in instalments so however that the amount of each installment so paid on any one occasion shall not be less than ten rupees. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts