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PENALTIES AND SENTENCES ACT 1992 - SECT 27
Offender failing to appear under recognisance or when called
27 Offender failing to appear under recognisance or when called
(1) If the offender— (a) fails to appear at the time and place ordered under
section 24 (1) (a) ; or
(b) is called on under section 24 (1) (b) (ii) or 26
(1) and fails to appear at the time and place called on or ordered by the
court;
the court, or a court of like jurisdiction, may— (c) forfeit the
recognisance; and
(d) issue a warrant directed to all police officers to
arrest and bring the offender before the court.
(2) When the offender appears
before the court that issued the warrant under subsection (1) (d) , the court
may— (a) record a conviction and sentence the offender for the offence for
which the offender was originally charged; or
(b) make any other order that
the court could have made;
as if the offender had not been released on
recognisance.
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