PART 68APPEAL TO THE COURT OF APPEAL ABOUT CONVICTION OR SENTENCE
Conditions of bail pending appeal or retrial68.9.
(1)
This rule applies where the court grants a party bail pending appeal or retrial subject to any condition that must be met before that party is released.
(2)
The court may direct how such a condition must be met.
(3)
The Registrar must serve a certificate in the form set out in the Practice Direction recording any such condition and direction on—
(a)
that party;
(b)
that party’s custodian; and
(c)
any other person directly affected by any such direction.
(4)
A person directly affected by any such direction need not comply with it until the Registrar serves that person with that certificate.
(5)
Unless the court otherwise directs, if any such condition or direction requires someone to enter into a recognizance it must be—
(a)
in the form set out in the Practice Direction and signed before—
(i)
the Registrar,
(ii)
the custodian, or
(iii)
someone acting with the authority of the Registrar or custodian;
(b)
copied immediately to the person who enters into it; and
(c)
served immediately by the Registrar on the appellant’s custodian or vice versa, as appropriate.
(6)
Unless the court otherwise directs, if any such condition or direction requires someone to make a payment, surrender a document or take some other step—
(a)
that payment, document or step must be made, surrendered or taken to or before—
(i)
the Registrar,
(ii)
the custodian, or
(iii)
someone acting with the authority of the Registrar or custodian;
(b)
the Registrar or the custodian, as appropriate, must serve immediately on the other a statement that the payment, document or step has been made, surrendered or taken, as appropriate.
(7)
The custodian must release the appellant where it appears that any condition ordered by the court has been met.
(8)
(a)
any certificate served under paragraph (3);
(b)
a notice of hearing given under rule 65.7(1); and
(c)
a notice of the court’s decision served under rule 65.7(2).
(9)
Where the court grants bail pending retrial the Registrar must serve on the Crown Court officer copies of the documents kept under paragraph (8).