Section 170 - Before whom recognizance may be executed

(1) The terms of recognizance fixed by the court in respect to any surety or sureties shall be processed in that court.

(2) The recognizance as mentioned in subsection (1) of this section may be entered into by the parties before any other court, any registrar, superior police officer, officer in charge of a police station or any official in charge of a prison.

(3) Recognizance entered into as described in subsection (2) of this section shall have the same effect as if they have been entered into before that court.