Coroners and Justice Act 2009

Supreme Court Act 1981 (c. 54)

76 In section 81 of the Supreme Court Act 1981 (granting of bail by the Crown Court)—

(a) after subsection (1)(g) insert—

“(h) in respect of whom a judge of the Crown Court is required to make a decision pursuant to section 115(3) of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (bail decisions in murder cases to be made by Crown Court judge);”, and”

(b) in subsection (5) for “either” to the end substitute “—

(a) if the person is charged with murder or with murder and one or more other offences, the Crown Court, and

(b) in any other case, either the Crown Court or a magistrates’ court.”