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Penalties and Sentences Act 1992
sec.32Recognisance instead of imposing any other sentence
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### sec.32 Recognisance instead of imposing any other sentence
Subject to section 98 , if an offender is convicted, the court may, instead of imposing another sentence, release the offender if the offender enters into a recognisance, with or without sureties, in such amount as the court considers appropriate, on the conditions that—
the offender must appear before the court to be sentenced at a future sittings of the court or if called on within a period stated by the court; and
the offender must in the meantime keep the peace and be of good behaviour.
In making an order under subsection (1) , the court may impose any additional conditions that it considers appropriate.
s 32 amd 2010 No. 42 s 163
(sec.32-ssec.1) Subject to section 98 , if an offender is convicted, the court may, instead of imposing another sentence, release the offender if the offender enters into a recognisance, with or without sureties, in such amount as the court considers appropriate, on the conditions that— the offender must appear before the court to be sentenced at a future sittings of the court or if called on within a period stated by the court; and the offender must in the meantime keep the peace and be of good behaviour.
(sec.32-ssec.2) In making an order under subsection (1) , the court may impose any additional conditions that it considers appropriate.
- (a) the offender must appear before the court to be sentenced at a future sittings of the court or if called on within a period stated by the court; and
- (b) the offender must in the meantime keep the peace and be of good behaviour.