Part XIMiscellaneous

Bail and custody

154Decisions where bail refused on previous hearing

The following new Part shall be inserted after Part II of Schedule 1 to the Bail Act 1976—

Part IIADecisions where Bail Refused on Previous Hearing

1

If the court decides not to grant the defendant bail, it is the court’s duty to consider, at each subsequent hearing while the defendant is a person to whom section 4 above applies and remains in custody, whether he ought to be granted bail.

2

At the first hearing after that at which the court decided not to grant the defendant bail he may support an application for bail with any argument as to fact or law that he desires (whether or not he has advanced that argument previously).

3

At subsequent hearings the court need not hear arguments as to fact or law which it has heard previously.