Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015

Section 183 - Where recognizance forfeited warrant may be issued

Where a recognizance is ordered to be forfeited, the court having jurisdiction over the matter may, immediately or at any time after the order, issue a warrant of commitment against a person liable, whether as principal or surety under the recognizance, for any term not exceeding the term prescribed in respect of a like sum in the scale of imprisonment set out in this Act unless the amount due under the recognizance is paid.

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