(1)When a court decides that a person imprisoned for failing to give security under this Part may be released without danger to the community or to another person, the court may order that person to be released.
Section history
Section 55 — Power to release person imprisoned for failing to give security
As in force on 30 January 2026.
Timeline 4 versions
- 2 January 2011 Enacted
- 2 January 2021 Act 40 of 2019
- 31 December 2021 Revised edition
- 30 January 2026 You are here
- 17 August 2026 Latest
(2)A court other than the General Division of the High Court must not exercise this power except in cases where the imprisonment is under its own order or that of a similar court.