Section 13: Grant and conditions of bail

Criminal Justice Act 2003 · 2003 c. 44View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 2: Bail

In section 3(6) of the 1976 Act (which sets out cases where bail conditions may be imposed)—

the words "to secure that" are omitted,
the words "to secure that" are inserted at the beginning of each of paragraphs (a) to (e),
after paragraph (c) there is inserted—cafor his own protection or, if he is a child or young person, for his own welfare or in his own interests,,
for "or (c)" there is substituted ." , (c) or (ca) "

In section 3A(5) of the 1976 Act (no conditions may be imposed under section 3(4), (5), (6) or (7) unless necessary for certain purposes)—

the words "for the purpose of preventing that person from" are omitted,
the words "for the purpose of preventing that person from" are inserted at the beginning of each of paragraphs (a) to (c),
after paragraph (c) there is insertedor dfor that person's own protection or, if he is a child or young person, for his own welfare or in his own interests.

In paragraph 8(1) of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the 1976 Act (no conditions may be imposed under section 3(4) to (7) unless necessary to do so for certain purposes) for the words from "that it is necessary to do so" onwards there is substituted

For paragraph 5 of Part 2 of that Schedule (defendant need not be granted bail if having been released on bail he has been arrested in pursuance of section 7) there is substituted—

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