Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022

31 (1) Section 47ZF (applicable bail period: first extension of limit by court) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1)—

(a) omit paragraph (a),

(b) in paragraph (b), for “section 47ZD” substitute “section 47ZDA”,

(c) after paragraph (b) (but before the “or” at the end of that paragraph) insert—

“(ba) an appropriate decision-maker has authorised an extension of the applicable bail period in relation to the person under section 47ZDB,”, and

(d) in paragraph (c), for “an appropriate decision-maker” substitute “a qualifying police officer”.

(3) In subsection (4)—

(a) in paragraph (a)—

(i) for “subsection (1)(a) or (b)” substitute “subsection (1)(b)”, and

(ii) for “6 months” substitute “12 months”, and

(b) in paragraph (b)—

(i) for “subsection (1)(c)” substitute “subsection (1)(ba) or (c)”, and

(ii) for “9 months” substitute “18 months”.

(4) In subsection (6)—

(a) in paragraph (a)—

(i) for “subsection (1)(a) or (b)” substitute “subsection (1)(b)”, and

(ii) for “9 months” substitute “18 months”, and

(b) in paragraph (b)—

(i) for “subsection (1)(c)” substitute “subsection (1)(ba) or (c)”, and

(ii) for “12 months” substitute “24 months”.

(5) In subsection (8), after paragraph (b) insert—

“(ba) an officer of Revenue and Customs,

(bb) a National Crime Agency officer,”.