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(1) When imposing a scntcnce of fint for ;. n offcnce Order pay I under tnis Act, the cowt mny when pzssi~g judgment, cornpen t ion. , order the whole or any part of the fine iecovcltd to be applied- (a) in defrsying expenses propel ly ir CLT~C d in t he prose~utioa ; (b) in the payment to any person of corlpc z: nf ion for any loss or injury caused by the offence ; (c) in replacing or, as the case may be, restoring to the previous stzte, the public property or mcchinet ). including any public road, bridge, navigable channel, natural or artificial. (2) If the fine is imposed in a case which is subject to appeal, no such payment shall be mz.de befoi e the pel iod allowed for presenting the ?.ppeal h?.s el?.psed, 01, if an appeal be presented, before the decision of the ?.ppeal. (3) An order under this section may also be mede by an Appellate Court or by the Egh Court 01 Court of Session when exercising its powers cAf levision. (4) At the time of awarding con~pensation in any subsequent civil suit rel~ting to the same msttel, the court shall take into acc~unt any sum paid or recovexed as compens:,tion under this section.