Where a person under the age of 18 (eighteen) shall have committed any act defined as an offence, the President of the District Court may require his parents, guardian or person responsible under customary law to enter into the recognizance described by Section 46, to be forfeited if the said person shall commit any similar act within the space of 1 (one) year, unless the obligor shall prove that he took all reasonable steps to avoid the minor's committing the offence.
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