Finding sureties to keep the peace

(1) Whenever a complaint is made by any person against another to the effect that there is reason to fear that the defendant will do the complainant some bodily injury, the court may, if the complaint is established, order the defendant to enter into a recognisance, with or without a surety or sureties to the satisfaction of the magistrate, to keep the peace and be of good behaviour, either towards the complainant individually or towards the complainant and all persons within (2) Whenever the Director of Public Prosecutions considers that a breach of the peace is likely to occur by reason of the utterances, acts or other conduct within public hearing or public view of any person or persons, he may make complaint to a magistrate against such person or persons and the court may, if the complaint is established, order the defendant or defendants to enter into a recognisance, with or without a surety or sureties to the satisfaction of the magistrate, to keep the peace and be of good behaviour towards all persons within (3) The provisions of this Act shall apply to the hearing of any complaint under this section, and the complainant and the defendant and the witnesses may be called and examined and cross-examined, and the complainant and the defendant shall respectively be liable to the payment of costs, or of costs and compensation, as in the case of any other complaint. 67 (4) The court may order any defendant, in default of compliance with the order of the court, to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding twelve months.