Article 5 Offence of absconding by person released on bail

(1)

If a person who has been released on bail fails without reasonable cause to surrender to custody, he shall be guilty of an offence.

(2)

If a person who—

(a)

has been released on bail, and

(b)

has, with reasonable cause, failed to surrender to custody,

fails to surrender to custody at the appointed place as soon after the appointed time as is reasonably practicable, he shall be guilty of an offence.

F1(3)

A person guilty of an offence paragraph (1) or (2) shall be liable—

(a)

on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both;

(b)

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to a fine or to both.

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