PART XI Sentencing
F1Restitution order
253CF1Restitution order, fine and compensation order: order of preference
(1)
Subsection (2) applies where a court considers in relation to an offence that it would be appropriate—
(a)
to make a restitution order,
(b)
to impose a fine, and
(c)
to make a compensation order.
(2)
If the person convicted of the offence (“P”) has insufficient means to pay an appropriate amount under a restitution order, to pay an appropriate fine and to pay an appropriate amount in compensation, the court should prefer a compensation order and then a restitution order over a fine.
(3)
Subsection (4) applies where a court considers in relation to an offence that it would be appropriate—
(a)
to make a restitution order, and
(b)
to impose a fine or make a compensation order.
(4)
If P has insufficient means to pay an appropriate amount under a restitution order and to pay an appropriate fine or, as the case may be, an appropriate amount in compensation, the court should prefer a compensation order and then a restitution order over a fine.