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Penall y for begging afte r delention as heggar. (1) Whoever having been prev iously detained in a certified instituti on under this Act is found begging sha ll, on conviction, he punished as hereinafter in thi s section provided. (2) When a per son is co nvicted for the first time under sub-S, (I ) the court shall orde r him to he detained in a certified institution for a period or not less than one year and not more than one and a half years. (3) When a person is convicted for the second or subsequent tim e under sub-So (I), the co urt shall order him to he deta ined for a period of three years in a certified institution, and may convert any period of such detention (not ex ceeding one yea r) into a sente nce of impri sonment extendin g to a like period.