# The Crown Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1979, Rule 11: Persons to take recognizances

Extent: N.I.

(1) The Court may direct that a recognizance shall be entered into or other security given before—
(a) a magistrates' court;
(b) a clerk of petty sessions;
(c) an officer of the Court;
(d) in cases to which section 51 (7)(a) of the Act applies, the officer in charge of the police station to which a defendant is taken or a police officer of the rank of inspector or above; or
(e) where the person admitted to bail is in a prison or other place of detention, the governor or keeper of that place.
(2) Where the Court gives no direction under paragraph (1), a recognizance may, where the statutory conditions are satisfied, be entered into before any of the persons specified in that paragraph.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1979/90/part/III/rule/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/crown-court-rules-northern-ireland-1979/part-III/rule-11
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