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(1)A constable may arrest without warrant an accused who has been released on bail where the constable has reasonable grounds for suspecting that the accused has broken, is breaking, or is likely to break any condition imposed on his bail.
(2)An accused who is arrested under this section shall wherever practicable be brought before the court to which his application for bail was first made not later than in the course of the first day after his arrest, such day not being, subject to subsection (3) below, a Saturday, a Sunday or a court holiday prescribed for that court under section 8 of this Act.
(3)Nothing in subsection (2) above shall prevent an accused being brought before a court on a Saturday, a Sunday or such a court holiday where the court is, in pursuance of the said section 8, sitting on such day for the disposal of criminal business.
(4)Where an accused is brought before a court under subsection (2) or (3) above, the court, after hearing the parties, may—
(a)recall the order granting bail;
(b)release the accused under the original order granting bail; or
(c)vary the order granting bail so as to contain such conditions as the court thinks it necessary to impose to secure that the accused complies with the requirements of paragraphs (a) to (d) of section 24(5) of this Act.
[F1(4A)In the case of an accused released on bail by virtue of section 65(8C) of this Act—
(a)subsection (2) above shall have effect as if the reference to the court to which his application for bail was first made were a reference to the court or judge which admitted him to bail under that section; and
(b)subsection (4) above shall not apply and subsection (4B) below shall apply instead.
(4B)Where an accused referred to in subsection (4A) above is, under subsection (2) or (3) above, brought before the court or judge which admitted him to bail under section 65(8C)—
(a)the court or judge shall give the prosecutor an opportunity to make an application under section 65(5) of this Act; and
(b)if the prosecutor does not make such an application, or if such an application is made but is refused, the court or judge may—
(i)release the accused under the original order granting bail; or
(ii)vary the order granting bail so as to contain such conditions as the court or judge thinks necessary to impose to secure that the accused complies with the requirements of paragraphs (a) to (d) of section 24(5) of this Act.]
(5)The same rights of appeal shall be available against any decision of the court under subsection (4) above as were available against the original order of the court relating to bail.
(6)For the purposes of this section and section 27 of this Act, an extract from the minute of proceedings, containing the order granting bail and bearing to be signed by the clerk of court, shall be sufficient evidence of the making of that order and of its terms and of the acceptance by the accused of the conditions imposed under section 24 of this Act.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 28(4A)(4B) inserted (1.2.2005) by Criminal Procedure (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 5), ss. 25, 27(1), Sch. para. 9; S.S.I. 2004/405, art. 2, Sch. 1 (subject to arts. 3-5)
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