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time to time on his appearing before a magistrate, and that he

will then surrender and not depart without leave of a magistrate.

(4) I 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 necessary for

completion of the investigation of the offence alleged to have 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.

(5) If any person offered bail under this section refuses to

enter into the recognizance required or makes default in finding

any surety or sureties as may be required, the magistrate shall,

by warrant, commit him to prison there to be safely kept

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(a) until he enters into such recognizance or finds such

surety or sureties, as the case may be; or

(b) until the expiry of the period of 28 days from the date

of his committal to prison as aforesaid; or

(c) until a magistrate, by order in that behalf, orders and

directs the Commissioner of Prisons to discharge such

person from prison (which order shall be sufficient

warrant for the Com issioner of Prisons so to do),

(Cap. 227).

whichever occurs first.

(5) The provisions of section 62 (power to reduce or vary

security), section 63 (recognizance taken out of court), section 64

(møde of giving security and enforcement thereof) and section 65.

(enforcing recognizance for appearence) of the Magistrates Ordinance

shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to recognizances under this section.

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