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Article 13 Forfeiture of a recognizance given as a condition of bail

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

(1)

This article applies where—

(a)

the Court grants bail under article 3; and

(b)

the bail is subject to a condition that the appellant provides a surety to guarantee that he will surrender to custody as required; and

(c)

the appellant does not surrender to custody as required.

(2)

The registrar shall serve on the surety and the Director of Service Prosecutions notice of a hearing at which the Court may order the forfeiture of the recognizance given by the surety.

(3)

The Court shall not forfeit a surety’s recognizance—

(a)

less than 7 days after the date on which the registrar serves notice under paragraph (2); and

(b)

without giving the surety an opportunity to make representations at the hearing.