SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2Consequential and Other Amendments of Acts

[1967 c. 80.] Criminal Justice Act 1967

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1

Section 22 of the Criminal Justice Act 1967 (extension of power of High Court to grant, or vary conditions of, bail) shall be amended as follows.

2

For subsections (1) and (2) there shall be substituted the following—

1

Where an inferior court withholds bail in criminal proceedings or imposes conditions in granting bail in criminal proceedings, the High Court may grant bail or vary the conditions.

2

Where the High Court grants a person bail under this section it may direct him to appear at a time and place which the inferior court could have directed and the recognizance of any surety shall be conditioned accordingly.

3

In subsection (3) for the words " admitted to " wherever occurring there shall be substituted the word " granted ".

4

At the end of subsection (4) there shall be added the word& " and 'bail in criminal proceedings' and 'vary' have the same meanings as they have in the Bail Act 1976. "