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(b) the amount of the bond to be executed;
(c) the date of commencement and expiry of bond;
(d) the number, character and class of sureties, if any,
(Replaced, 31 of 1970, s. 26)
required.
(2) If a person required to show cause under section 43 is present in court, the proposed order shall be read over to him, and, if necessary, the substance of it explained. (Amended, 31 of 1970, s. 26)
(3) If a person required to show cause under section 43 is not in court, the magistrate shall bring him before the court by summons or by warrant as he deems appropriate in the circumstances of the case.
(4) A summons or warrant issued under subsection (3) shall be accompanied by a copy of the proposed order and such copy shall be delivered by the officer executing the process. (Amended, 31 of 1970, s. 26)
(5) When a person appears or is brought before a court in accordance with subsection (3), the magistrate shall inquire into the truth of the information as far as is practicable in the manner prescribed for summary trials, except that no charge need be framed. (Amended, 31 of 1970, s. 26)
(6) If the magistrate is satisfied that it is necessary for the maintenance of the peace or of good behaviour, as the case may be, that the person named in the proposed order should execute a bond with or without sureties, he shall make an order accordingly. (Amended, 31 of 1970, s. 26)
(7) If the magistrate is satisfied that it is not necessary to execute a bond, the person named in the proposed order shall be discharged from the inquiry. (Amended, 31 of 1970, s. 26)
(8) A bond executed under this section 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 any offence punishable with imprisonment. (Amended, 31 of 1970, s. 26)
(9) A magistrate may, in his discretion, refuse to accept any person offered as surety for good behaviour.
(10) If any person ordered to give security does not give such security on or before the date of the commencement of such security, he shall be committed to prison until the expiration of such term as the magistrate may direct or until he shall furnish such security to the magistrate who made the order:
Provided that the period of imprisonment for failure to give security shall not exceed the period for which security is ordered to be given.
(11) Any person so imprisoned may be released by an order made by a magistrate if such magistrate considers he may be released without hazard to the community or any person,
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(b) the amount of the bond to be executed;
(c) the date of commencement and expiry of bond;
(d) the number, character and class of sureties, if any,
(Replaced, 31 of 1970, s. 26)
required.
(2) If a person required to show cause under section 43 is present in court, the proposed order shall be read over to him, and, if necessary, the substance of it explained. ( (Amended, 31 of 1970, s. 26)
(3) If a person required to show cause under section 43 is not in court, the magistrate shall bring him before the court by summons or by warrant as he deems appropriate in the circumstances of the
case.
(4) A summons or warrant issued under subsection (3) shall be accompanied by a copy of the proposed order and such copy shall be delivered by the officer executing the process. (Amended, 31 of 1970, s. 26)
(5) When a person appears or is brought before a court in accordance with subsection (3), the magistrate shall inquire into the truth of the information as far as is practicable in the manner prescribed for summary trials, except that no charge need be framed. (Amended, 31 of 1970, s. 26)
(6) If the magistrate is satisfied that it is necessary for the maintenance of the peace or of good behaviour, as the case may be, that the person named in the proposed order should execute a bond with or without sureties, he shall make an order accordingly. (Amended, 31 of 1970, s. 26)
(7) If the magistrate is satisfied that it is not necessary to execute a bond, the person named in the proposed order shall be discharged from the inquiry. (Amended, 31 of 1970, s. 26)
(8) A bond executed under this section 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 any offence punishable with imprisonment. (Amended, 31 of 1970, s. 26)
(9) A magistrate may, in his discretion, refuse to accept any person offered as surety for good behaviour.
(10) If any person ordered to give security does not give such security on or before the date of the commencement of such security, he shall be committed to prison until the expiration of such term as the magistrate may direct or until he shall furnish such security to the magistrate who made the order:
Provided that the period of imprisonment for failure to give security shall not exceed the period for which security is ordered to be given.
(11) Any person so imprisoned may be released by an order made by a magistrate if such magistrate considers he may be released without hazard to the community or any person,
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