Bail Act 1976

Part III E+W Interpretation

1 E+W For the purposes of this Schedule the question whether an offence is one which is punishable with imprisonment shall be determined without regard to any enactment prohibiting or restricting the imprisonment of young offenders or first offenders.

2 E+W References in this schedule to previous grants of bail in criminal proceedings include references to bail granted before the coming into force of this Act [F1 ; and so as respects the reference to an offence committed by a person on bail in relation to any period before the coming into force of paragraph 2A of Part 1 of this Schedule.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words at the end of Sch. 1 Pt. III para. 2 inserted (10.4.1995) by 1994 c. 33, s. 168(2), Sch. 10 para.34; S.I. 1995/721, art. 2,Sch. Appendix A

3 E+W References in this Schedule to a defendant’s being kept in custody or being in custody include (where the defendant is a child or young person) references to his being kept or being in the care of a local authority in pursuance of a warrant of commitment under section 23(1) of the M1 Children and Young Persons Act 1969.

Marginal Citations

M1 1969 c. 54.

4 E+W In this Schedule—

• “court”, in the expression “sentence of a court”, includes a service court as defined in section 12(1) of the M2 Visiting Forces Act 1952 and “sentence”, in that expression, shall be construed in accordance with that definition;

• “default”, in relation to the defendant, means the default for which he is to be dealt with under [F2 Part II of Schedule 3 to the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000];

• “the Services Acts” means the M3 Army Act 1955, the M4 Air Force Act 1955 and the M5 Naval Discipline Act 1957.

Textual Amendments

F2 Sch. 1 Pt. III para. 4: Words in definition of

“default”

substituted (25.8.2000) by 2000 c. 6, ss. 165(1), 168(1), Sch. 9 para. 54(3)

Marginal Citations

M2 1952 c. 67.

M3 1955 c. 18.

M4 1955 c. 19.

M5 1957 c. 53.