Police and Justice Act 2006

Dealing with person released on bail under section 37(7)(b) or 37CA(2)(b) E+W

10 (1) Section 37D (release under section 37(7)(a): further provision) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) For subsection (5) (person not fit to be dealt with as mentioned in subsection (4) to be detained until fit) there is substituted—

“(4A) Where a person released on bail under section 37(7)(b) or 37CA(2)(b) above returns to a police station to answer bail or is otherwise in police detention at a police station, he may be kept in police detention to enable him to be dealt with in accordance with section 37CA above or to enable the power under subsection (1) above to be exercised.

(5) If the person mentioned in subsection (4) or (4A) above is not in a fit state to enable him to be dealt with as mentioned in that subsection or to enable the power under subsection (1) above to be exercised, he may be kept in police detention until he is.”

(3) In subsection (6) (application of section 37 where person detained under section 37D)—

(a) after “subsection (4)” there is inserted “ , (4A) ”;

(b) for “37(7)(a) or 37C(2)(b)” there is substituted “ 37(7), 37C(2)(b) or 37CA(2)(b) ”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 6 para. 10 in force at 1.4.2007 by S.I. 2007/709, art. 3(i) (with arts. 6, 7)