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Start of period for which security is required
51.—(1) If any person subject to an order under section 41 or 50 is, at the time the order is made, sentenced to or undergoing imprisonment, the period for which the security is required will begin at the end of that sentence. (2) In all other cases, the period will begin on the date of the order.
Contents of bond
52.—(1) The bond to be executed by any person subject to an order under section 41 or 50 (as the case may be) binds the person —(a) to keep the peace; or (b) to be of good behaviour. (2) In the case of subsection (1)(b), it is a breach of the bond to commit, attempt to commit or abet the commission of an offence punishable with imprisonment.
Power to reject sureties
53. A court may refuse to accept any particular person offered as surety under this Part.
Imprisonment in default of security
54.—(1) If a person ordered to give security under section 41 or 50 fails to do so by the date on which the period for the security is to begin, the court may commit the person to prison for a period not exceeding the period for which the security is ordered to be given. (2) If the person mentioned in subsection (1) is already in prison, he or she must stay there until the end of the term that the court has determined under subsection (1) or until he or she gives the security as ordered, whichever is the earlier.
Power to release person imprisoned for failing to give security
55.—(1) When a court decides that a person imprisoned for failing to give security under this Part may be released without danger to the community or to another person, the court may order that person to be released. (2) A court other than the General Division of the High Court must not exercise this power except in cases where the imprisonment is under its own order or that of a similar court.[40/2019]
Discharge of surety
56.—(1) Any surety for the peaceable conduct or good behaviour of a person may at any time apply to a court to cancel any bond executed under this Part. (2) On receiving the application, the court must issue a summons or warrant, as it thinks fit, requiring the person for whom that surety is bound to appear or to be brought before it. (3) When that person comes before the court, the court must cancel the bond and order that person to provide adequate security for the remaining term of the bond. (4) Every such order referred to in subsection (3) is to be treated as made under section 41 or 50 and in such a case, sections 52 to 55 apply accordingly.
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