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Justices Act 1959
99Power of justice to commit defendant until he enters into the required recognizance
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### 99 Power of justice to commit defendant until he enters into the required recognizance
> > (1) If the defendant refuses or neglects to enter into a recognizance when so required or is unable to find sufficient sureties to the satisfaction of the justice requiring them, the justice may issue his warrant, commanding that the defendant be taken to a gaol, there to be kept until he enters into the recognizance.
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> > (2) A person shall not be detained in prison under this section for a longer period than he would have been bound under recognizance of the peace if he had entered into the recognizance upon the day of the making of the order.