20Forfeiture of recognizances

20 Forfeiture of recognizances

[Section 20 Amended by No. 20 of 2013, s. 13, Applied:20 Jun 2013] Where a recognizance is entered into pursuant to section 7 (5) , a judge of the Court of Criminal Appeal or the Supreme Court, in a case where the person in respect of whom the recognizance is given is required to appear in either such Court, or a justice, in any other case, may–

(a) on application made in the prescribed manner to the judge or justice; and

(b) on production of the recognizance; and

(c) on proof that the person admitted to bail has failed to comply with a condition of bail; and

(d) on proof that notice of the application to the judge or justice has been served in accordance with the regulations on the person who entered into the recognizance–

order that the amount of the recognizance or such part of that amount as the judge or justice considers appropriate be forfeited to the Crown.