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Bail Act 1976

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Preliminary

    1. 1.Meaning of " bail in criminal proceedings "

    2. 2.Other definitions

  3. Incidents of bail in criminal proceedings

    1. 3.General provisions

  4. Bail for accused persons and others

    1. 4.General right to bail of accused persons and others

  5. Supplementary

    1. 5.Supplementary provisions about decisions on bail

    2. 6.Offence of absconding by person released on bail

    3. 7.Liability to arrest for absconding or breaking conditions of bail

    4. 8.Bail with sureties

  6. Miscellaneous

    1. 9.Offence of agreeing to indemnify sureties in criminal proceedings

    2. 10.Extension and exercise of coroners' powers to grant bail

    3. 11.Legal aid for bail decisions in certain cases and for persons kept in custody for inquiries or reports

    4. 12.Amendments, repeals and transitional provisions

    5. 13.Short title, commencement, application and extent

  7. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Persons Entitled to Bail: Supplementary Provisions

      1. PART I Defendants Accused or Convicted of Imprisonable Offences

        1. Defendants to whom Part I applies

          1. 1.Where the offence or one of the offences of which...

        2. Exceptions to right to bail

          1. 2.The defendant need not be granted bail if the court...

          2. 3.The defendant need not be granted bail if the court...

          3. 4.The defendant need not be granted bail if he is...

          4. 5.The defendant need not be granted bail where the court...

          5. 6.The defendant need not be granted bail if, having been...

        3. Exception applicable only to defendant whose case is adjourned for inquiries or a report

          1. 7.Where his case is adjourned for inquiries or a report,...

        4. Restriction of conditions of bail

          1. 8.(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (3) below, where the defendant is...

        5. Decisions under paragraph 2

          1. 9.In taking the decisions required by paragraph 2 of this...

      2. PART II Defendants Accused or Convicted of Non-Imprisonable Offences

        1. Defendants to whom Part II applies

          1. 1.Where the offence or every offence of which the defendant...

        2. Exceptions to right to bail

          1. 2.The defendant need not be granted bail if—

          2. 3.The defendant need not be granted bail if the court...

          3. 4.The defendant need not be granted bail if he is...

          4. 5.The defendant need not be granted bail if, having been...

      3. PART III Interpretation

        1. 1.For the purposes of this Schedule the question whether an...

        2. 2.References in this Schedule to previous grants of bail in...

        3. 3.References in this Schedule to a defendant's being kept in...

        4. 4.In this Schedule— " court ", in the expression "...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Consequential and Other Amendments of Acts

      1. Habeas Corpus Act 1679

        1. 1.In section 2 of the Habeas Corpus Act 1679 (bail...

      2. Metropolitan Police Act 1839

        1. 2.In section 69 (persons arrested to be kept in custody...

      3. Criminal Law Amendment Act 1867

        1. 3.In section 10 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1867...

      4. Coroners Act 1887

        1. 4.In section 5(3) of the Coroners Act 1887 (procedure on...

      5. Interpretation Act 1889

        1. 5.In section 27 of the Interpretation Act 1889 (meaning of...

      6. Perjury Act 1911

        1. 6.In section 9(1) of the Perjury Act 1911 (bail for...

      7. Criminal Justice Administration Act 1914

        1. 7.In section 19 of the Criminal Justice Administration Act 1914...

      8. Indictments Act 1915

        1. 8.In section 5(5)(c) of the Indictments Act 1915 (bail where...

      9. Children and Young Persons Act 1933

        1. 9.In section 13(2) of the Children and Young Persons Act...

      10. Public Order Act 1936

        1. 10.In section 1(2) of the Public Order Act 1936 (right...

      11. Criminal Justice Act 1948

        1. 11.(1) Section 37 of the Criminal Justice Act 1948 (powers...

      12. Representation of the People Act 1949

        1. 12.In section 149(7) of the Representation of the People Act...

      13. Diseases of Animals Act 1950

        1. 13.In section 71(4) of the Diseases of Animals Act 1950...

      14. Magistrates' Courts Act 1952

        1. 14.In section 7 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1952 (discharge...

        2. 15.In section 7(3) of the Act of 1952 (bail after...

        3. 16.In section 8 of the Act of 1952 (bail in...

        4. 17.In section 26 of the Act of 1952 (remand for...

        5. 18.In section 38(1) of the Act of 1952 (bail on...

        6. 19.After section 38(1) of the Act of 1952 there shall...

        7. 20.In section 38(2) of the Act of 1952, for the...

        8. 21.Section 38(3) of the Act of 1952 (recognizance by parent...

        9. 22.In section 89(1) of the Act of 1952 (terms of...

        10. 23.In section 89(3) of the Act of 1952 (computation of...

        11. 24.For section 93 of the Act of 1952 (warrants endorsed...

        12. 25.At the end of section 94 of the Act of...

        13. 26.In section 105 of the Act of 1952 (exercise of...

        14. 27.In section 105 of the Act of 1952, for subsection...

        15. 28.(1) Section 106 of the Act of 1952 (further remands)...

        16. 29.In section 126(1) of the Act of 1952 (definitions), there...

      15. Administration of Justice Act 1960

        1. 30.In section 4(2) of the Administration of Justice Act 1960...

        2. 31.In section 6(1) of the Administration of Justice Act 1960...

        3. 32.In section 16(2) of the Administration of Justice Act 1960...

      16. Backing of Warrants (Republic of Ireland) Act 1965

        1. 33.(1) Section 5 of the Backing of Warrants (Republic of...

      17. Criminal Justice Act 1967

        1. 34.Section 18 of the Criminal Justice Act 1967 (restrictions on...

        2. 35.In section 19(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1967 (restriction...

        3. 36.Section 21 of the Criminal Justice Act 1967 (power to...

        4. 37.(1) Section 22 of the Criminal Justice Act 1967 (extension...

      18. Criminal Appeal Act 1968

        1. 38.In section 8(2) and (3) of the Criminal Appeal Act...

        2. 39.In section 16(3) of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 (orders...

        3. 40.In section 19 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 (bail...

        4. 41.In section 29(3) of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 (computation...

        5. 42.In section 31(2) of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 (powers...

        6. 43.In section 36 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 (bail...

        7. 44.In section 43(1) of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 (computation...

        8. 45.In Schedule 2 to the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 (provisions...

      19. Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1968

        1. 46.In section 45(2) of the Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1968 (computation...

      20. Children and Young Persons Act 1969

        1. 47.In section 29 of the Children and Young Persons Act...

      21. Courts Act 1971

        1. 48.(1) Section 13 of the Courts Act 1971 (bail in...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Repeals

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      Transitional Provisions

      1. 1.(1) Without prejudice to section 38(2) of the Interpretation Act...

      2. 2.Where, before the appointed day, a court has—

      3. 3.Where a person has been granted bail before the appointed...

      4. 4.In this Schedule " the appointed day " means the...

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