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Suspended sentence
Cap. 328, s. 34 · Revised Edition 2020
(1) Where an offender is convicted of an offence under this Act, the court may suspend the passing of sentence and may,
having regard to the nature of the offence and the circumstances surrounding its commission, make an order under section 35 of this Act.
(2) Where the passing of sentence has been suspended under sub-section (1), and the offender contravenes or fails to comply with an order made under section 35, or is convicted of an offence under this Act, the prosecutor may apply to the court to impose any sentence that could have been imposed if the passing of sentence had not been suspended.
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