Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

113 Bail on appeal or case stated. E+W

(1) Where a person has given notice of appeal to the Crown Court against the decision of a magistrates’ court or has applied to a magistrates’ court to state a case for the opinion of the High Court, then, if he is in custody, the magistrates’ court may [F1 , subject to section 25 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994,] grant him bail.

(2) If a person is granted bail under subsection (1) above, the time and place at which he is to appear (except in the event of the determination in respect of which the case is stated being reversed by the High Court) shall be—

(a) if he has given notice of appeal, the Crown Court at the time appointed for the hearing of the appeal;

(b) if he has applied for the statement of a case, the magistrates’ court at such time within 10 days after the judgment of the High Court has been given as may be specified by the magistrates’ court;

and any recognizance that may be taken from him or from any surety for him shall be conditioned accordingly.

(3) Subsection (1) above shall not apply where the accused has been committed to the Crown Court for sentence under section 37 [F2 section 3 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000].

(4) Section 37(6) of the M1 Criminal Justice Act 1948 (which relates to the currency of a sentence while a person is released on bail by the High Court) shall apply to a person released on bail by a magistrates’ court under this section pending the hearing of a case stated as it applies to a person released on bail by the High Court under section 22 of the M2 Criminal Justice Act 1967.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 113(1) inserted (10.4.1995) by 1994 c. 33, s. 168(2), Sch. 10 para. 44; S.I. 1995/721, art. 2, Sch. Appendix A

F2 Words in s. 113(3) substituted (25.8.2000) by 2000 c. 6, ss. 165, 168(1), Sch. 9 para. 72

Marginal Citations

M1 1948 c. 58.

M2 1967 c. 80.