Coroners and Justice Act 2009

Bail Act 1976 (c. 63) U.K.

74 U.K. In the Bail Act 1976—

(a) in section 4 (general right to bail of accused persons etc), in subsection (7) at the end add “ and section 115(1) of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (bail decisions in murder cases to be made by Crown Court judge) ”, and

(b) in section 7 (liability to arrest for absconding or breaking conditions of bail), after subsection (7) add—

“(8) In the case of a person charged with murder or with murder and one or more other offences—

(a) subsections (4) and (5) have effect as if for “justice of the peace” there were substituted “ judge of the Crown Court ”,

(b) subsection (6) has effect as if for “justice” (in both places) there were substituted “ judge ”, and

(c) subsection (7) has effect, for the purposes of subsection (4), as if at the end there were added “, Saturday or bank holiday.”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 21 para. 74 in force at 1.2.2010 by S.I. 2010/145, art. 2(2), Sch. para. 25(b)