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by substituting for subsection (1) the following subsection:

“(1)  Where a person who resides within the prescribed distance from a Centre—

has been convicted of an offence for which he is liable to be sentenced to imprisonment for a period not exceeding three years; or

is liable to be committed to prison for failure to pay a fine or debt, the Court may, instead of such sentence or committal, make a Compulsory Attendance Order requiring such person to attend daily at a Centre to be specified in such

Order and to undertake compulsory work for a period not exceeding twelve months and for such number of hours each day not exceeding four as may be specified in such

Order, and may, for further ensuring due compliance with such Order, require the offender to enter into a bond with or without sureties.”; and

by inserting after subsection (1) the following subsection:

“(1a)  The Court, when making the Compulsory

Attendance Order under subsection (1), shall consider the character of such person, the nature and seriousness of the offence or the circumstances of such person’s failure to pay, as the case may be, and all the other circumstances of the case.”.

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