Bail Act 1994
11Power of judicial officers to deal with arrested person
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11 Power of judicial officers to deal with arrested person
(1) Where a person is, under section 10 , arrested and taken before a justice, the justice may restore the order for bail or may –
(a) if the arrested person is subject to an order for bail made under the Justices Act 1959 –
(i) revoke the order for bail and remand that person in custody pursuant to that Act; or
(ii) revoke the order for bail and make a fresh order for bail pursuant to that Act; or
(b) [Section 11 Subsection (1) amended by No. 62 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:14 Nov 2000] [Section 11 Subsection (1) amended by No. 20 of 2013, s. 11, Applied:20 Jun 2013] [Section 11 Subsection (1) amended by No. 20 of 2013, s. 11, Applied:20 Jun 2013] [Section 11 Subsection (1) amended by No. 20 of 2013, s. 11, Applied:20 Jun 2013] if the arrested person is subject to an order for bail made by the Court of Criminal Appeal or the Supreme Court or a judge or has appeared in either such Court in proceedings in respect of which the order for bail was made, remand that person in custody to appear before a judge of the Court of Criminal Appeal or the Supreme Court, as the case may be, at such time, not more than 7 days after the day on which that person was arrested, and at such place as are fixed by the justice.
(2) [Section 11 Subsection (2) amended by No. 20 of 2013, s. 11, Applied:20 Jun 2013] Where a person appears before a judge of the Court of Criminal Appeal or the Supreme Court pursuant to a remand under subsection (1) (b) , the judge may–
(a) restore the order for bail; or
(b) revoke the order for bail and remand that person in custody; or
(c) revoke the order for bail and make a fresh order for bail for that person.