(1) If the court postpones proceedings under section 156 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 163(3), or
(c) make an order for the payment of compensation under Article 14 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/2795 (N.I. 15)).
(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 163(3), or
(c) making an order for the payment of compensation under Article 14 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1994.
(4) But the court may proceed under subsection (3) only within the period of 28 days which starts with the last d
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