(1) Whenever an officer referred to in section 36 (1) is called upon to decide whether an applicant should be approved as a surety, he shall ensure that the applicant is, or has been, given ¾

(a) a duly completed notice in the prescribed form showing details of the terms and conditions on which bail has been granted to the defendant in whose case the surety is required;

(b) such information in writing as to the effect of this Act in relation to the rights, obligations and liabilities of sureties as is prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph; and

(c) a prescribed form of declaration for completion designed to disclose to the officer all information relevant to the decision.

(2) Before he makes his decision, the officer shall ensure that the applicant furnishes to him the declaration referred to in subsection (1) (c) duly completed.