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Section 45 — Security for good behaviour from habitual offenders

As in force on 1 March 2012.

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45.Security for good behaviour from habitual offenders

A court may require a person to show cause why he should not be ordered to execute a bond for his good behaviour for a period not exceeding 2 years, if it appears to the court that —

(a)the person habitually commits offences;

(b)the person habitually associates with robbers, housebreakers, thieves, prostitutes or people who have no apparent means of subsistence; or

(c)the person is so desperate or dangerous as to pose a risk to the community when at large.