SECOND GROUP OF PARTSProvisions applying to sentencing courts generally

PART 2Powers exercisable before passing sentence

CHAPTER 3Remission to youth court or other magistrates' court for sentence

26Remission by Crown Court to youth court F1or other magistrates’ court: custody or bail, and appeals

(1)

This section applies where the Crown Court remits an offender to a youth court under section 25 F2or a magistrates’ court under section 25A.

(2)

The Crown Court may, subject to section 25 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (restrictions on granting bail), give such directions as appear to be necessary—

(a)

with respect to the custody of the offender, or

(b)

for the offender's release on bail,

until the offender can appear or be brought before the youth court F3or magistrates’ court.

(3)

The offender—

(a)

has no right of appeal against the order of remission, but

(b)

has the same right of appeal against an order of the youth court F4or magistrates’ court as if convicted by that court.