(1) A District Court on adjudging a person to pay a sum of money upon a conviction shall, subject to subsection (2) allow him or her at least 7 days to pay the sum or the first instalment of the sum if he or she is to pay by instalments.
(2) If the offender fails to pay the sum at the time of his or her conviction and—
(a) when asked by the Court whether he or she wishes to have time for payment does not ask for time;
(b) he or she fails to satisfy the Court that he or she has a fixed abode; or
(c) there is some other special circumstance appearing to the Court to justify his or her immediate committal,
the Court may issue a warrant of commitment under this Sub-Part and if it does so, shall state in the warrant the reasons for not allowing the offender time to pay.