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Section 56 — Discharge of surety

As in force on 1 April 2022.

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56.Discharge of surety

(1)Any surety for the peaceable conduct or good behaviour of a person may at any time apply to a court to cancel any bond executed under this Part.

(2)On receiving the application, the court must issue a summons or warrant, as it thinks fit, requiring the person for whom that surety is bound to appear or to be brought before it.

(3)When that person comes before the court, the court must cancel the bond and order that person to provide adequate security for the remaining term of the bond.

(4)Every such order referred to in subsection (3) is to be treated as made under section 41 or 50 and in such a case, sections 52 to 55 apply accordingly.