(1)If a person ordered to give security under section 41 or 50 fails to do so by the date on which the period for the security is to begin, the court may commit him2021the person2021 to prison for a period not exceeding the period for which the security is ordered to be given.
Section history
Section 54 — Imprisonment in default of security
Consolidated view is experimental and may be broken for certain provisions.
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(2)If the person referred to2021mentioned2021 in subsection (1) is already in prison, he shall2021or she must2021 stay there until the end of the term that the court has determined under subsection (1) or until he or she 2021gives the security as ordered, whichever is the earlier.