Section 19 Bail.F1

England and Wales

(1)

The Court of Appeal mayF2, subject to section 25 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, if they think fit,—

(a)

grant an appellant bail pending the determination of his appeal; or

(b)

revoke bail granted to an appellant by the Crown Court under paragraph (f) of section 81(1) of the F3Senior Courts Act 1981 F4or paragraph (a) above; or

(c)

vary the conditions of bail granted to an appellant in the exercise of the power conferred by F5either of those paragraphs.

(2)

The powers conferred by subsection (1) above may be exercised—

(a)

on the application of an appellant; or

(b)

if it appears to the registrar of criminal appeals of the Court of Appeal (hereafter referred to as “the registrar”) that any of them ought to be exercised, on a reference to the court by him.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 19 substituted by Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), s. 29(2)(6)
F2: Words in s. 19(1) inserted (10.4.1995) by 1994 c. 33, s. 168(2), Sch. 10 para. 22; S.I. 1995/721, art. 2, Sch. Appendix A
F3: Words in s. 29(2)(b)(ii) substituted (1.10.2009) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 148(1), Sch. 11 para. 1(2); S.I. 2009/1604, art. 2(d)
F4: Words inserted by Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33, SIF 39:1), s. 170, Sch. 8 para. 16, Sch. 15 para. 26(a)
F5: Words substituted by Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33, SIF 39:1), s. 170, Sch. 8 para. 16, Sch. 15 para. 26(b)