(1)This act may be cited as the Bail Act 1976.
(2)This Act (except this section) shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order in a statutory instrument appoint.
(3)Section 1 of this Act applies to bail grantable by the [F1Court Martial Appeal Court] when sitting outside England and Wales and accordingly section 6 of this Act applies to a failure outside England and Wales by a person granted bail by that Court to surrender to custody.
(4)Except as provided by subsection (3) above and with the exception of so much of section 8 as relates to entering into recognizances in Scotland and paragraphs 31 and 46 of Schedule 2 to this Act, this Act does not extend beyond England and Wales.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 13(3) substituted (28.3.2009 for specified purposes, 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), s. 383(2), Sch. 16 para. 77; S.I. 2009/812, art. 3(a)(b) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059); S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C117.4.1978 appointed under s. 13(2) by S.I. 1978/132