s. s. 17 16A * * * * * S. 16(5) repealed by No. 48/1997 s. 32(1). (6) This section has effect despite anything to the contrary in any Act. 16A Person may consent to imprisonment in respect of S. 16A inserted by unpaid fines No. 87/2009 s. 58. (1) A person who has one or more warrants issued against him or her under section 62 and who is already in custody serving an uncompleted sentence of imprisonment may request, in writing, the sheriff to apply to the court for an order for that person to serve a period of imprisonment in default of payment of the outstanding fine or any instalment under an instalment order under any one or more warrants. (2) The Court may order that the person be imprisoned in accordance with section 16(2) for a term calculated in accordance with section 63. (3) If the Court makes an order under subsection (2), the Court may count the time served by the person from the date the person requested the sheriff to make an application under subsection (1) as time already served for the purposes of the term of imprisonment imposed on the person under subsection (2). (4) A court may make an order under subsection (2) whether or not the person is brought before the court. 17 Commencement of sentences (1) Subject to sections 16 and 18, a sentence of imprisonment commences on the day that it is imposed unless the offender is not then in custody in which case it commences on the day he or she
S. 16(5) repealed by No. 48/1997 s. 32(1). * * * * * (6) This section has effect despite anything to the contrary in any Act. S. 16A inserted by No. 87/2009 s. 58. 16A Person may consent to imprisonment in respect of unpaid fines s. 16A (1) A person who has one or more warrants issued against him or her under section 62 and who is already in custody serving an uncompleted sentence of imprisonment may request, in writing, the sheriff to apply to the court for an order for that person to serve a period of imprisonment in default of payment of the outstanding fine or any instalment under an instalment order under any one or more warrants. (2) The Court may order that the person be imprisoned in accordance with section 16(2) for a term calculated in accordance with section 63. (3) If the Court makes an order under subsection (2), the Court may count the time served by the person from the date the person requested the sheriff to make an application under subsection (1) as time already served for the purposes of the term of imprisonment imposed on the person under subsection (2). (4) A court may make an order under subsection (2) whether or not the person is brought before the court. 17 Commencement of sentences s. 17 (1) Subject to sections 16 and 18, a sentence of imprisonment commences on the day that it is imposed unless the offender is not then in custody in which case it commences on the day he or she