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Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995, Section 22A is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 06 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
Valid from 09/08/2000
(1)On the first occasion on which—
(a)a person accused on petition is brought before the sheriff prior to committal until liberated in due course of law; or
(b)a person charged on complaint with an offence is brought before a judge having jurisdiction to try the offence,
the sheriff or, as the case may be, the judge shall, after giving that person and the prosecutor an opportunity to be heard and within the period specified in subsection (2) below, either admit or refuse to admit that person to bail.
(2)That period is the period of 24 hours beginning with the time when the person accused or charged is brought before the sheriff or judge.
(3)If, by the end of that period, the sheriff or judge has not admitted or refused to admit the person accused or charged to bail, then that person shall be forthwith liberated.
(4)This section applies whether or not the person accused or charged is in custody when that person is brought before the sheriff or judge.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 22A inserted before s. 23 (9.8.2000) by 2000 asp 9, s. 1
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