Section 446: Application of fines
This section is for guiding how fines imposed under the Act can be used.
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What the section says
In plain terms
The court imposing any fine under this Act may direct that the whole or any part thereof shall be applied in or towards payment of the costs of the proceedings, or in or towards the payment of a reward to the person on whose information the proceedings were instituted.
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Amendment notes
- 1. Ins. by Act 1 of 2018, s. 91 (w.e.f. 9-2-2018).
- 2. Subs. by Act 29 of 2020, s. 62, for section 446B (w.e.f. 22-1-2021).
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