http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1976/63/section/13Bail Act 1976An Act to make provision in relation to bail in or in connection with criminal proceedings in England and Wales, to make it an offence to agree to indemnify sureties in criminal proceedings, to make provision for legal aid limited to questions of bail in certain cases and for legal aid for persons kept in custody for inquiries or reports, to extend the powers of coroners to grant bail and for connected purposes.1978-06-01texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-06-03Expert Participation2026-04-29 Bail Act 1976s. 5(6A)(a) (iia)Criminal Justice Act 2003Sch. 36 para. 2(3)s. 336(3) (4)Bail Act 1976s. 5(6A)(a) (iiia) and wordCriminal Justice Act 2003Sch. 36 para. 2(4)s. 336(3) (4)Bail Act 1976ActConstitutional Reform Act 2005Sch. 11 para. 4s. 148(1)art. 2(d)Bail Act 1976Blanket AmendmentConstitutional Reform Act 2005Sch. 11 para. 1(2)s. 148(1)art. 2(d)Bail Act 1976Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 3Mental Health Act 2025s. 49(4)s. 49(5)s. 56(3) 131This act may be cited as the Bail Act 1976.2This Act (except this section) shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order in a statutory instrument appoint.3Section 1 of this Act applies to bail grantable by the Court Martial Appeal Court when sitting outside England and Wales and accordingly section 6 of this Act applies to a failure outside England and Wales by a person granted bail by that Court to surrender to custody.4Except as provided by subsection (3) above and with the exception of so much of section 8 as relates to entering into recognizances in Scotland and paragraphs 31 and 46 of Schedule 2 to this Act, this Act does not extend beyond England and Wales.17.4.1978 appointed under s. 13(2) by S.I. 1978/132Words in s. 13(3) substituted (28.3.2009 for specified purposes, 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), s. 383(2), Sch. 16 para. 77; S.I. 2009/812, art. 3(a)(b) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059); S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4