Sch. 2
(2) For subsections (1) and (2) there shall be substituted the following—
- “(1) Where an inferior court withholds bail in criminal proceedings or imposes conditions in granting bail in criminal proceedings, the High Court may grant bail or vary the conditions.
- (2) Where the High Court grants a person bail under this section it may direct him to appear at a time and place which the inferior court could have directed and the recognizance of any surety shall be conditioned accordingly.”
(3) In subsection (3) for the words “admitted to” wherever occurring there shall be substituted the word “granted”.
(4) At the end of subsection (4) there shall be added the words “and ‘bail in criminal proceedings’ and ‘vary’ have the same meanings as they have in the Bail Act 1976.”
1968 c. 19.Criminal Appeal Act 1968
38. In section 8(2) and (3) of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 (bail etc on retrial), in paragraph (a), for the words “admission to” there shall be substituted the words “release on ".
39. In section 16(3) of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 (orders pending trial on reversal of finding of unfitness) for the words “admission to” there shall be substituted the words “release on ".
40. In section 19 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 (bail on appeal to Court of Appeal) for the words “admit him to” there shall be substituted the words “grant him”.
41. In section 29(3) of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 (computation of sentence where bail granted by Court of Appeal) for the words “admitted to” there shall be substituted the word “granted” and for the words “at large after being so admitted” there shall be substituted the words “released on bail”.
42. In section 31(2) of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 (powers of Court of Appeal exercisable by single judge), for paragraph (e), there shall be substituted the following—
- “(e) to grant bail to an appellant”.
43. In section 36 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 (bail on appeal from Court of Appeal) for the words “admit him to” there shall be substituted the words “grant him”.
44. In section 43(1) of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 (computation of sentence where bail granted on appeal to House of Lords) for the words “admitted to” there shall be substituted the word “granted” and for the words “at large after being so admitted” there shall be substituted the words “released on bail”.
45. In Schedule 2 to the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 (provisions about retrial) in paragraph 2(3)(b) for the words “at large after being so admitted” there shall be substituted the words “released on bail”.
