Explanatory note

These Rules amend Order 79, rule 9, of the Rules of the Supreme Court and the related forms in Appendix A in consequence of the Bail Act 1976, which comes into force on 17th April 1978. In particular, the manner in which records of bail decisions are to be made under section 5 of that Act and the particulars to be contained in them are prescribed (rules 3(8), 6 and 7).

Minor consequential amendments are made in the provisions of Order 59, rule 20, dealing with appeals to the Court of Appeal in cases of contempt of court, and jurisdiction in respect of appeals against conviction or sentence by the Crown Court for absconding bail is assigned to the criminal division of the Court of Appeal (rule 2).