(1) If a court has
made an order under section 205O(1)(d) requiring a person to enter into a bond
in accordance with section 205P, the following provisions have effect.
(2) If the court
(whether or not constituted by the judge or magistrate who required the bond
to be entered into in accordance with section 205P) is satisfied that the
person has, without reasonable excuse, failed to comply with the bond, the
court may take action under subsection (3).
(3) The court may
—
(a)
without prejudice to the continuance of the bond entered into in accordance
with section 205P, impose a fine not exceeding $1 100 on the person; or
(b)
revoke the bond entered into in accordance with section 205P and, subject to
subsection (4), deal with the person, for the contravention in respect of
which the bond was entered into, in any manner in which the person could have
been dealt with for the contravention if —
(i)
the bond had not been entered into; and
(ii)
the person was before the court under section 205O in
respect of the contravention.
(4) In dealing with
the person as mentioned in subsection (3)(b), the court must, in addition to
any other matters that it considers should be taken into account, take into
account —
(a) the
fact that the bond was entered into; and
(b)
anything done pursuant to the bond; and
(c) any
fine imposed, and any other order made, for or in respect of the
contravention.
[Section 205QA inserted: No. 13 of 2013 s. 31.]