Article 1

These Rules may be cited as the Rules of the Supreme Court (Amendment) (Bail) 1978 and shall come into operation on 17th April 1978.

In these Rules an Order referred to by number means the Order so numbered in the Rules of the Supreme Court 1965, as amended^f1, Appendix A means Appendix A to those Rules and a form referred to by number means the form so numbered in that Appendix.

The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply to the interpretation of these Rules as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.

These Rules shall not apply in relation to bail granted before 17th April 1978 (the date on which the Bail Act 1976 comes into force) and, accordingly, the said Rules of 1965 shall have effect in relation to bail so granted as if these Rules had not been made.