Section 147A: Supervision of probation officer

147A. Supervision of probation officer (1) Notwithstanding sections 143 to 147, where a person has been allowed time for the payment of a sum which he has been sentenced to pay as a fine or other pecuniary penalty or for costs, and not less than 14 days have elapsed since the date of the sentence, the Court may, if it thinks fit, order that that person be placed under the supervision of a probation officer appointed under the Probation of Offenders Act. C59 – 29 [Issue 2] Criminal Procedure Act (2) Where a person has been placed under the supervision of a probation officer under subsection (1), the Court shall, before issuing a warrant of seizure or a writ of execution against his property, in respect of non-payment of any sum specified in subsection (1), consider any report as to the conduct and means of the offender, which may be made by the probation officer.