SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 9 Consequential amendments

Bail Act 1976 (c. 63)

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1

Section 2 of the Bail Act 1976 (definitions) shall be amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1)(c), for “section 30(1) of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980” there shall be substituted “ section 11(1) of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 ”.

3

In subsection (2)—

a

for the definition of “bail hostel” and “probation hostel” there shall be substituted the following definition—

“bail hostel” means premises for the accommodation of persons remanded on bail,

and

b

after the definition of “offence” there shall be inserted the following definition—

“probation hostel” means premises for the accommodation of persons who may be required to reside there by a probation order,