Payment of compensation for damage to municipal property

(1) If, on account of any act or omission, any person has been convicted of an offence against any of the provisions of this Act or against any rule or bye-law made thereunder and by reason of such act or omission damage has been caused to any property owned by or vesting in the municipal council, the said person shall pay compensation for such damage, notwithstanding any punishment to which he may have been sentenced for the said offence.

1. (2) In the event of dispute, the amount of compensation payable by the said person shall be determined by the court before whom he was convicted of the said offence on application made to such court for the purpose by the Commissioner not later than three months from the date of conviction; and in default of payment of the amount of compensation so determined, it shall be recovered under a warrant from the said court as if it were a fine inflicted by such court on the person liable therefor.