(1) Any fine, costs, tax or other sum imposed or assessed by a Magistrate under this Act or under any rule or bye-law made under it shall be recoverable by such Magistrate under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, as if it were a fine and the same shall, except in the case of a fine on recovery, be paid to the Municipality, to be applied to the purposes of this Act.
(2) In case any fine or costs imposed or assessed under this Act or under any rule or bye-law made thereunder, are not paid by the defaulter or offender, the Magistrate may order the offender to be imprisoned for a period of six months in default of such payment.
270. If, on account of any act or omission, any person has been convicted of an offence against the provisions of this Act or against any rule or bye-law made thereunder and, by reason of such act or omission, damage has been caused to any property, owned by or vesting in the Municipality, the said person shall pay compensation for such damage, notwithstanding any punishment to which he may have been sentenced for the said offence. In such event, the amount of compensation payable by the said person shall be determined by the Magistrate before whom he was convicted of the said offence on application made to him for [Act No. 11 of 2019] 189 the purpose of, by the Commissioner, not later than three
(3) months from the date of conviction; and in default of payment of the amount of compensation so determined, it shall be recovered under a warrant from the said Magistrate, as if it were a fine imposed by the Magistrate on the person liable thereof.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.