19Forfeiture of money deposited for bail

19 Forfeiture of money deposited for bail

(1)  Where a person is convicted of an offence against section 9 , the court by which that person is convicted must order –

(a) that the full amount of money ordered to be deposited is to be forfeited to the Crown; and

(b) that the amount is to be payable to the Crown within such period as the court may determine –

whether or not any application is made in the proceedings in that behalf.

(2)  Notwithstanding subsection (1) , where –

(a) the convicted person shows to the satisfaction of the court –

(i) that an order for forfeiture, or for forfeiture in full, as the case may be, would cause excessive hardship to that person or the dependants of that person; and

(ii) that the hardship would not be relieved by payment of the amount to be forfeited in instalments or by postponement of that payment to a specified date; or

(b) the court is satisfied that in the circumstances of the case it is just to do so –

the court may decline to make an order under that subsection or may order forfeiture in part only.