Singapore legislation
Section 9
Section 9
Application of procedure for enforcing fines
(1)
Where a court orders the defendant to pay any amount under section 4, section 224 of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 68) shall have effect as if —
that amount were a fine imposed on him by the court; and
the term for which the court directs the defendant to be imprisoned in default of payment of any amount under section 4 shall be as follows:
if the amount does not exceed $20,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years;
if the amount exceeds $20,000 but does not exceed $50,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years;
if the amount exceeds $50,000 but does not exceed $100,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years;
if the amount exceeds $100,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years.
(2)
Where —
a warrant to commit the defendant to prison is issued for a default in payment of an amount ordered to be paid under section 4 in respect of an offence or offences; and
at the time the warrant is issued, the defendant is liable to serve any term of imprisonment in respect of the offence or offences and any penalty imposed under section 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act (Cap. 241),the term of imprisonment to be served in default of payment of the amount shall not begin to run until after the term mentioned in paragraph (b).
(3)
A District Court may, notwithstanding the provisions of any other written law, impose the maximum term of imprisonment on the defendant in default of the payment of any amount ordered to be paid under section 4.