In determining whether
an applicant is suitable to be a surety a surety approval officer shall have
regard to all matters which appear to him to be relevant including, as well as
any others, the following —
(a) the
character and antecedents of the applicant; and
(b) his
proximity to or connection with the accused, whether by kinship, place of
residence or otherwise; and
(c) his
ability to pay, or give security for, the amount which he might become liable
to forfeit under his proposed surety undertaking, without excessive hardship
to himself or his dependants.
[Section 39 amended: No. 84 of 2004 s. 82; No. 6
of 2008 s. 24(4).]