Schedules

Schedule 21Minor and consequential amendments

Part 7Bail

76Supreme Court Act 1981 (c. 54)

In section 81 of the Supreme Court Act 1981 (granting of bail by the Crown Court)—

a

after subsection (1)(g) insert—

h

in respect of whom a judge of the Crown Court is required to make a decision pursuant to section 115(3) of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (bail decisions in murder cases to be made by Crown Court judge);”, and

b

in subsection (5) for “either” to the end substitute

—

a

if the person is charged with murder or with murder and one or more other offences, the Crown Court, and

b

in any other case, either the Crown Court or a magistrates’ court.