Bail Act 1976

Bail Act 1976[a]
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to make provision in relation to bail in or in connection with criminal proceedings in England and Wales, to make it an offence to agree to indemnify sureties in criminal proceedings, to make provision for legal aid limited to questions of bail in certain cases and for legal aid for persons kept in custody for inquiries or reports, to extend the powers of coroners to grant bail and for connected purposes.
Citation1976 c. 63
Territorial extent England and Wales[b]
Dates
Royal assent15 November 1976
Commencement
  • 15 November 1976 (section 13)[c]
  • 17 April 1978 (rest of act)[d]
Other legislation
AmendsSee § Repealed enactments
Repeals/revokesSee § Repealed enactments
Amended by
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Text of the Bail Act 1976 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Bail Act 1976 (c. 63) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that made provision in relation to bail in or in connection with criminal proceedings in England and Wales.[1]

Provisions

Repealed enactments

Section 12(2) of the act repealed 13 enactments, listed in schedule 3 to the act.[2]

Enactments repealed by section 12(2)
Citation Short title Extent of repeal
31 Chas. 2. c. 2 Habeas Corpus Act 1679 In section 5, the words "by recognizance".
32 Geo. 3. c. 56 Servants' Characters Act 1792 In section 6, the words "and enter into recognizance".
2 & 3 Vict. c. 47 Metropolitan Police Act 1839 In section 69, the words from "to take bail" to the end.
2 & 3 Vict. c. 71 Metropolitan Police Courts Act 1839 Section 36.
52 & 53 Vict. c. 63 Interpretation Act 1889 In section 27, the words from "and shall include" to the end.
11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 58 Criminal Justice Act 1948 In section 37, subsections (2) and (3) and, in subsection (4), paragraph (a).
15 & 16 Geo. 6 & 1 Eliz. 2. c. 55 Magistrates' Courts Act 1952 In section 16(2), the words "to enter into a recognizance or".
In section 26, subsection (4).
Section 38(3).
Section 97.
8 & 9 Eliz. 2. c. 65 Administration of Justice Act 1960 In section 4(3), the words "the applicant or".
1965 c. 45 Backing of Warrants (Republic of Ireland) Act 1965 In section 5(4) the words "in breach of a recognizance taken from him under this section" and "without prejudice to the enforcement of the recognizance".
1967 c. 80 Criminal Justice Act 1967 Sections 18 and 21.
In section 22(3), the reference to subsection (3) of section 37 of the Criminal Justice Act 1948.
Section 23.
1969 c. 54 Children and Young Persons Act 1969 In section 29, subsection (6).
1971 c. 23 Courts Act 1971 In section 13, subsection (3).
1972 c. 71 Criminal Justice Act 1972 Section 43.


Notes

  1. ↑ Section 13(1).
  2. ↑ Section 13(4).
  3. ↑ Section 13 came into force on the passing of the Act.
  4. ↑ Section 13(2). The Bail Act 1976 (Commencement) Order 1978 (SI 1978/132).

References

  1. ↑ Dell, Susanne (April 1977). "The Bail Act 1976". The British Journal of Criminology. 17 (2): 185–188. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjc.a046808.
  2. ↑ "Bail Act 1976", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1976 c. 63
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