SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3Allocation of cases triable either way, and sending cases to the Crown Court etc

Part 2minor and consequential amendments

Bail Act 1976 (c. 63)

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(1)

The Bail Act 1976 is amended as follows.

(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 ”.