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[s. 7 cont.]
(Cap. 217.)
Order to be made.
Public Order.
is punishable under section 4 of the Sedition Ordinance; or
(d) any person has committed, or is about to commit or attempt to commit, any act calculated to interfere with the administration of the law or with the maintenance of law and order;
such magistrate may, in manner hereinafter provided, require such person to show cause why he should not be ordered to execute a bond with sureties for his good behaviour for a period not exceeding two years.
8. (1) When a person is required to show cause under sections 6 and 7, the magistrate shall make an order in writing setting forth-
(a) the substance of the information received;
(b) the amount of the bond to be executed;
(c) the term for which it is in force;
(d) the number, character and class of sureties, if any, required.
If the person is in court, the order shall be read over to him and, if necessary, the substance explained. If he is not in court, the magistrate shall bring him before it by summons or by warrant as he deems appropriate in the circumstances of the case. Every summons or warrant issued shall be accompanied by a copy of the order and such copy shall be delivered by the officer executing the process.
(2) When a person appears or is brought before a court in pursuance of an order as aforesaid, the magistrate shall inquire into the truth of the information as far as is practicable in the manner prescribed in summary cases, except that no charge need be framed.
(3) If it is proved that it is necessary to keeping the peace or maintaining good behaviour, as the case may be, that the person named in the order should execute a bond with or without sureties, the magistrate shall make an order accordingly.
(4) If it is proved that it is not necessary to execute a bond, the person named in the order shall be discharged from the inquiry.
(5) The bond executed by a person to keep the peace or be of good behaviour, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be broken by the commission of an offence punishable with imprisonment wherever it is committed.
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