Part I Defendants Accused or Convicted of Imprisonable Offences
Bail Act 1976 (1976 c 63) | Legislation

SCHEDULE 1 Persons Entitled to Bail: Supplementary Provisions

Section 4

Part I Defendants Accused or Convicted of Imprisonable Offences

[Application of Part 1]

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[(1)]     [Subject to sub-paragraph (2),] [and paragraph 1A] the following provisions of this Part of this Schedule apply to the defendant if—

(a)     the offence or one of the offences of which he is accused or convicted in the proceedings is punishable with imprisonment, or

(b)     his extradition is sought in respect of an offence.

[(2)     But those provisions do not apply by virtue of sub-paragraph (1)(a) if the offence, or each of the offences punishable with imprisonment, is—

(a)     a summary offence; or

(b)     an offence mentioned in Schedule 2 to the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (offences for which the value involved is relevant to the mode of trial) in relation to which—

(i)     a determination has been made under section 22(2) of that Act (certain either way offences to be tried summarily if value involved is less than the relevant sum) that it is clear that the value does not exceed the relevant sum for the purposes of that section; or

(ii)     a determination has been made under section 9A(4)

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