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Bail Act 1980
sec.31Forfeiture of undertaking
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### sec.31 Forfeiture of undertaking
Where a defendant who has been released on bail fails to appear before the court in accordance with the defendant’s undertaking and surrender into custody the court may forthwith declare the undertaking to be forfeited.
The court that forfeits an undertaking—
shall endorse or cause to be endorsed on the undertaking—
the respects in which the undertaking has not been complied with; and
the declaration of forfeiture and particulars of any order made by the court; and
shall transmit to the proper officer of the court the undertaking so endorsed.
s 31 amd 1982 No. 56 s 9 ; 1988 No. 105 s 24 ; 2010 No. 42 s 15 sch
(sec.31-ssec.1) Where a defendant who has been released on bail fails to appear before the court in accordance with the defendant’s undertaking and surrender into custody the court may forthwith declare the undertaking to be forfeited.
(sec.31-ssec.2) The court that forfeits an undertaking— shall endorse or cause to be endorsed on the undertaking— the respects in which the undertaking has not been complied with; and the declaration of forfeiture and particulars of any order made by the court; and shall transmit to the proper officer of the court the undertaking so endorsed.
- (a) shall endorse or cause to be endorsed on the undertaking— (i) the respects in which the undertaking has not been complied with; and (ii) the declaration of forfeiture and particulars of any order made by the court; and
- (i) the respects in which the undertaking has not been complied with; and
- (ii) the declaration of forfeiture and particulars of any order made by the court; and
- (b) shall transmit to the proper officer of the court the undertaking so endorsed.
- (i) the respects in which the undertaking has not been complied with; and
- (ii) the declaration of forfeiture and particulars of any order made by the court; and