Seanad amendment No. 4:Section 7: In page 10, to delete lines 35 to 38 and substitute the following:"(4) (a) The court shall, after considering a statement provided to it pursuant to subsection (3)in deciding what order to make under subsection (1)—(i) first, give consideration to making an attachment order in respect of the fined person, and (ii) second, if it is satisfied that it would not be appropriate for it to make an attachment order in respect of the fined person, give consideration to making, subject tosubsection (2), a recovery order or community service order in respect of the fined person.(b) Where the court is satisfied that it would not be appropriate for it to make an attachment order, recovery order or community service order in respect of the fined person, it may commit the person to prison in accordance with section 2 or 2A of the Act of 1986.".

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