13Requirement to appear

#### 13 Requirement to appear 13 Requirement to appear > > (1) A person granted bail, or in respect of whom bail is dispensed with, is required to appear in person before a court, and surrender to the custody of the court, as and when required to do so in proceedings for the offence for which the bail decision is made. > > > (2) A requirement to appear is— > > > > > (a) if bail is granted—a requirement to appear in accordance with the accused person’s bail acknowledgment, or > > > > > (b) if bail is dispensed with—a requirement to appear as and when required by the court or by any notice or other process by which a person can be required to appear before a court. > > > (3) The time at which a person is required to appear is the time at which the matter relating to the offence is called at court premises (whether or not the matter is dealt with at that time). > > > (4) This section does not prevent a court before which a person is required to appear from excusing a failure to appear. > > > (5) The regulations may make further provision for the requirement to appear.