58Right to bail: relevance of drug misuse
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In section 4 of the [1976 c. 63.] Bail Act 1976 (general right to bail), after subsection (8) there is inserted—
“(9)In taking any decisions required by Part I or II of Schedule 1 to this Act, the considerations to which the court is to have regard include, so far as relevant, any misuse of controlled drugs by the defendant (“controlled drugs” and “misuse” having the same meanings as in the [1971 c. 38.] Misuse of Drugs Act 1971).”