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15. Effect of postponement

(1) If the court postpones proceedings under section 6 it may proceed to sentence the defendant for the offence (or any of the offences) concerned.

(2) In sentencing the defendant for the offence (or any of the offences) concerned in the postponement period the court must not -

(a) impose a fine on him,

(b) make an order falling within section 13(3),

(c) make an order for the payment of compensation under Chapter 2 of Part 7 of the Sentencing Code,

(ca) make an order for the payment of a surcharge under section 42 of the Sentencing Code, or

(d) make an unlawful profit order under section 4 of the Prevention of Social Housing Fraud Act 2013.

(3) If the court sentences the defendant for the offence (or any of the offences) concerned in the postponement period, after that period ends it may vary the sentence by -

(a) imposing a fine on him,

(b) making an order falling within section 13(3),

(c) making an order for the payment of compensation under Chapter 2 of Part 7 of the Sentencing Code

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