Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)

I move amendment No. 73:

In page 18, to delete lines 3 to 10 and substitute the following:

"(c) in section 3, by—

(i) the insertion of the following subsection:

"(1A) Where a court is satisfied that—

(a) a receiver appointed under section 15 of the Act of 2010 has been unable to recover—

(i) the fine imposed by it in relation to an offender to whom subsection (2) of section 2 applies, or

(ii) a sum or sums from the sale of property belonging to that offender sufficient to pay that fine,

and

(b) that, in relation to the offender, the provisions of section 4 have been complied with,

it may make an order (in this Act also referred to as a 'community service order') in accordance with this section.",

and

(ii) the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (2):

"(2) A community service order shall require the offender to perform, in accordance with this Act, unpaid work for such number of hours as are specified in the order, being—

(a) in the case of an offender to whom subsection (1) of section 2 applies, not less than 40 hours and not greater than 240 hours,

(b) in the case of an offender to whom subsection (2) of section 2 applies who was convicted on indictment of the offence concerned, not less than 40 hours and not greater than 240 hours, and

(c) in the case of an offender to whom subsection (2) of section 2 applies who was convicted summarily of the offence concerned, not less than 30 hours and not greater than 100 hours.",".

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