PREVENTION OF BRIBERY BILL

as soon after apprehension as is practicable to be dealt with according to subsection (3).

(2) The provisions with reference to the forms of warrants of apprehension, the directions to be contained therein and the execution thereof contained in the Magistrates Ordinance shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to warrants issued under subsection (1).

(3) On the production before a magistrate of any person apprehended pursuant to a warrant issued under subsection (1), the magistrate shall, unless the person apprehended can satisfy the magistrate that he is not preparing or about to leave the Colony

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on his surrendering his passport or other travel documents, if any, for

retention by the magistrate during the period of bail and

and place on that day, as may from time to time on his appearing be decided by a magistrate; and thereupon the magistrate shall take the recognizance of such person and his surety or sureties conditioned for the appearance of such person on such day and at such time and place as that magistrate shall have decided and, thereafter, on such subsequent day, and at such time and place on that day, as may be decided from time to time on his appearing be- fore a magistrate, and that he will then surrender and not depart without leave of a magistrate.

Suspected

(4) In deciding the day on which a person admitted to bail under subsection (3) is to appear or to appear again, regard shall be had by the magistrate to the time reasonably completion of the investigation of the offence alleged been committed by such person and to any special hardship to such person likely to result from his being on bail, but the person shall not be required to appear or to appear again on a day later than twenty-eight days from the date of his apprehension pursuant to the warrant issued under subsection (1) unless the magistrate is of the opinion that, having regard to the gravity of the offence alleged to have been committed by such person, it is expedient to fix a later date.

or suspetred.

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★ to surrender his passport or other travel documents, if any, or

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/ surrenders his passport or other travel documents or

the date of his committal to prison as aforesaid; or

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