(1)When a magistrates’ court remands an accused person in custody and he is already detained under a custodial sentence, the period for which he is remanded may be up to 28 clear days.
(2)But the court shall inquire as to the expected date of his release from that detention; and if it appears that it will be before 28 clear days have expired, he shall not be remanded in custody for more than 8 clear days or (if longer) a period ending with that date.
[F1(2A)Where the accused person is serving a sentence of imprisonment to which an intermittent custody order under section 183 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 relates, the reference in subsection (2) to the expected date of his release is to be read as a reference to the expected date of his next release on licence.]
(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2
Textual Amendments
F1S. 131(2A) inserted (29.1.2004 for certain purposes) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), ss. 304, 336, Sch. 32 Pt. 1 para. 29; S.I. 2003/3282, art. 2, Sch.
F2S. 131(3) repealed by Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), s. 59(1), Sch. 9 para. 6, Sch. 16
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 131 modified by Extradition Act 2003 (c. 41), ss. 23(3), 89(3(a) (as inserted (15.1.2007) by Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), ss. 42, 53, Sch. 13 para. 7); S.I. 2006/3364, art. 2
C2S. 131 modified (25.1.2010) by Extradition Act 2003 (c. 41), s. 76B(3)(a) (as inserted by 2009 c. 26, ss. 70, 116(1); S.I. 2009/3096, art. 3(m) (with art. 4))