425Costs against convicts

425 Costs against convicts

[Section 425 Substituted by No. 38 of 1963, s. 12 ]

(1)  The court by which judgment is given on conviction of a person for a crime may, in addition to any other sentence, condemn that person to pay the whole or part of the costs or expenses incurred in or about the prosecution and conviction for the crime of which he is convicted.

(2)  The payment of costs and expenses adjudged under this section may –

(a) be ordered by the court to be made out of moneys taken from the convicted person on his apprehension; or

(b) [Section 425 Amended by No. 59 of 1997, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Aug 1998] be enforced in the same manner as a fine under section 53 of the Sentencing Act 1997 .