Criminal Justice Act 1982
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60 Applications to Crown Court for bail by persons remanded in custody.
(1) In section 81 of the Senior Courts Act 1981 — (a) in subsection (1) (which lists cases in which the Crown Court may grant bail) at the end of paragraph (f) there shall be added or (g) who has been remanded in custody by a magistrates’ court on adjourning a case under— (i) section 5 (adjournment of inquiry into offence); (ii) section 10 (adjournment of trial); (iii) section 18 (initial procedure on information agaist adult for offence triable either way); or (iv) section 30 (remand for medical examination), of the Magistrates’Courts Act 1980; ; (b) the following subsections shall be inserted after that subsection— (1H) Where the Crown Court grants a person bail under subsection (1)(g) it may direct him to appear at time and place which the magistrates’ court could have directed and the recognizance of any surety shall be conditioned accordingly. (1J) The Crown Court may only grant bail to a person under subsection (1)(g) if the magistrates’ court which remanded him in custody has certified under section 5(6A) of the Bail Act 1976 that it heard full argument on his application for bail before it refused the application. . (2) In subsection (6)(a) of section 5 of the Bail Act 1976 (supplementary provisions about decisions on bail) after the word “Court", in the first place where it occurs, there shall be inserted the words “or if it issues a certificate under subsection (6A) below". (3) The following subsections shall be inserted after that subsection— (6A) Where in criminal proceedings— (a) a magistrates’ court remands a person in custody under any of the following provisions of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980— (i) section 5 (adjournment of inquiry into offence); (ii) section 10 (adjournment of trial); (iii) section 18 (initial procedure on information against adult for offence triable either way); or (iv) section 30 (remand for medical examination), after hearing full argument on an application for bail from him; and (b) either— (i) it has not previously heard such argument on an application for bail from him in those proceedings; or (ii) it has previously heard full argument from him on such an application but it is satisfied that there has been a change in his circumstances or that new considerations have been placed before it, it shall be the duty of the court to issue a certificate in the prescribed form that they heard full argument on his application for bail before they refused the application. (6B) Where the court issues a certificate under subsection (6A) above in a case to which paragraph (b)(ii) of that subsection applies, it shall state in the certificate the nature of the change of circumstances or the new considerations which caused it to hear a further fully argued bail application. (6C) Where a court issues a certificate under subsection (6A) above it shall cause the person to whom it refuses bail to be given a copy of the certificate. . (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
60 Applications to Crown Court for bail by persons remanded in custody.
(1) In section 81 of the Senior Courts Act 1981 — (a) in subsection (1) (which lists cases in which the Crown Court may grant bail) at the end of paragraph (f) there shall be added or (g) who has been remanded in custody by a magistrates’ court on adjourning a case under— (i) section 5 (adjournment of inquiry into offence); (ii) section 10 (adjournment of trial); (iii) section 18 (initial procedure on information agaist adult for offence triable either way); or (iv) section 30 (remand for medical examination), of the Magistrates’Courts Act 1980; ; (b) the following subsections shall be inserted after that subsection— (1H) Where the Crown Court grants a person bail under subsection (1)(g) it may direct him to appear at time and place which the magistrates’ court could have directed and the recognizance of any surety shall be conditioned accordingly. (1J) The Crown Court may only grant bail to a person under subsection (1)(g) if the magistrates’ court which remanded him in custody has certified under section 5(6A) of the Bail Act 1976 that it heard full argument on his application for bail before it refused the application. . (2) In subsection (6)(a) of section 5 of the Bail Act 1976 (supplementary provisions about decisions on bail) after the word “Court", in the first place where it occurs, there shall be inserted the words “or if it issues a certificate under subsection (6A) below". (3) The following subsections shall be inserted after that subsection— (6A) Where in criminal proceedings— (a) a magistrates’ court remands a person in custody under any of the following provisions of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980— (i) section 5 (adjournment of inquiry into offence); (ii) section 10 (adjournment of trial); (iii) section 18 (initial procedure on information against adult for offence triable either way); or (iv) section 30 (remand for medical examination), after hearing full argument on an application for bail from him; and (b) either— (i) it has not previously heard such argument on an application for bail from him in those proceedings; or (ii) it has previously heard full argument from him on such an application but it is satisfied that there has been a change in his circumstances or that new considerations have been placed before it, it shall be the duty of the court to issue a certificate in the prescribed form that they heard full argument on his application for bail before they refused the application. (6B) Where the court issues a certificate under subsection (6A) above in a case to which paragraph (b)(ii) of that subsection applies, it shall state in the certificate the nature of the change of circumstances or the new considerations which caused it to hear a further fully argued bail application. (6C) Where a court issues a certificate under subsection (6A) above it shall cause the person to whom it refuses bail to be given a copy of the certificate. . (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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