Part II Bail

26 No right to bail for persons accused or convicted of committing offence while on bail.

In Part I of Schedule 1 to the M1Bail Act 1976 (exceptions to right to bail for imprisonable offences)—

a

after paragraph 2, there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

2A

he defendant need not be granted bail if—

a

the offence is an indictable offence or an offence triable either way; and

b

it appears to the court that he was on bail in criminal proceedings on the date of the offence.

b

in paragraph 9, after the words “paragraph 2” there shall be inserted the words “ or 2A ”.