Penalty for begging after detention

(1) Whoever having been previously detained in a Certified Institution in accordance with the provisions of section 4 is found begging again shall on conviction be punishable as is hereinafter provided in this section. (2) When a person is convicted for the second time the court shall order him to be detained in a Certified Institution for a period not less than one year and not more than three years. (3) When a person is convicted for the third or subsequent time, the court shall order him to be detained for a period of five years in the Certified Institution and may convert any period of such detention, not exceeding one year, into a sentence of imprisonment: Provided that the total period of detention and imprisonment, if any, shall not exceed five years.