PART 3

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Bail

Bail review applications
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1
The 1995 Act is amended as follows.
2
In section 30 (bail review)—
a
for subsection (2A) substitute—
2A
On receipt of an application under subsection (2), the court must—
a
intimate the application to the prosecutor, and
b
before determining the application, give the prosecutor an opportunity to be heard.
2AA
Despite subsection (2A)(b), the court may grant the application without having heard the prosecutor if the prosecutor consents.
, and
b
in subsection (2C), in paragraph (b), for “heard” substitute “determined”.
3
In section 31 (bail review on prosecutor’s application)—
a
after subsection (2), insert—
2ZA
Despite subsection (2)(b), the court may grant the application without fixing a hearing if the person granted bail consents.
, and
b
in subsection (3), the word “hearing” is repealed.