Where a court making an order for restitution or compensation under s 88 of the Sentencing Act does not specify a time for payment, the amounts are payable within 28 days by operation of s 23(1) of the Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act. The power to extend time under s 94 of the Sentencing Act is not available where the original order did not state a time for payment. The Fines Recovery Unit cannot enforce ancillary money orders in favour of victims; the victim's remedy is civil enforcement under s 107 FPRA. The discretion under s 93 to imprison for non-compliance should take into account the reason for non-payment, the offender's prospects of rehabilitation, and the availability of alternative civil remedies.
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