Criminal Justice Act 2003

48 (1) The Bail Act 1976 is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In section 3 (general provisions)—

(a) in subsection (8)—

(i) for “committed” there is substituted “ sent ”, and

(ii) after “for trial or” there is inserted “ committed him on bail to the Crown Court ”, and

(b) subsections (8A) and (8B), and the subsection (10) inserted by paragraph 12(b) of Schedule 9 to the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (c. 33), are omitted.

(3) In section 5 (supplementary provisions about decisions on bail)—

(a) in subsection (6)(a), for “committing” there is substituted “ sending ”, and

(b) in subsection (6A)(a)—

(i) after “under” there is inserted “ section 52(5) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, ”,

(ii) sub-paragraph (i) is omitted,

(iii) after sub-paragraph (ii) there is inserted—

“(iia) section 17C (intention as to plea: adjournment);”, and

(iv) at the end of sub-paragraph (iii) there is inserted “or

(iv) section 24C (intention as to plea by child or young person: adjournment),”.

(4) In section 6 (offence of absconding by person released on bail), in subsection (6)(b), for “commits” there is substituted “ sends ”.

(5) In section 9 (offence of agreeing to indemnify sureties in criminal proceedings), in subsection (3)(b), for “commits” there is substituted “ sends ”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 3 para. 48 partly in force; Sch. 3 para. 48 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 336(3); Sch. 3 para. 48(1)(2)(a)(i)(3)(a)(b)(i)(4)(5) in force for certain purposes at 9.5.2005 by S.I. 2005/1267, art. 2, Sch. paras. 1(1)(g), 2(c); Sch. 3 para. 48 in force at 18.6.2012 for specified purposes by S.I. 2012/1320, art. 4(1)(c)(2)(3) (with art. 5) (see S.I. 2012/2574, art. 4(2) and S.I. 2013/1103, art. 4)