Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 387

387. (1) Where the person bound over as in the preceding articles mentioned is found guilty by a competent court of havi ng failed to observe any of the co nditions of his recognizance, th e sum for which he has been bound over shall be forfeited to the Government of Malta. (2) Payment may be enforced against the said person and his CRIMINAL CODE [CAP. 9. 257 sureties in accordance with the provisions of article 585. (3) The provisions of article 586 shall also apply. (4) The recovery or payment of the said sum or the detention under article 586(1) shall not exempt the person who has made default in observing the conditions of his recognizance from punishment for the offence committed by such default. Access to person under detention.