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Changes over time for: Cross Heading: Bail Act 1976 (c. 63)

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Bail Act 1976 (c. 63)U.K.

74U.K.In the Bail Act 1976—

(a)in section 4 (general right to bail of accused persons etc), in subsection (7) at the end add “ and section 115(1) of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (bail decisions in murder cases to be made by Crown Court judge) ”, and

(b)in section 7 (liability to arrest for absconding or breaking conditions of bail), after subsection (7) add—

(8)In the case of a person charged with murder or with murder and one or more other offences—

(a)subsections (4) and (5) have effect as if for “justice of the peace” there were substituted “ judge of the Crown Court ”,

(b)subsection (6) has effect as if for “justice” (in both places) there were substituted “ judge ”, and

(c)subsection (7) has effect, for the purposes of subsection (4), as if at the end there were added “, Saturday or bank holiday.

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