BAIL ACT 1980 - SECT 27A
Warrant for apprehension of defendant for failing to enter into undertaking etc. before leaving precincts of court
BAIL ACT 1980 - SECT 27A
Warrant for apprehension of defendant for failing to enter into undertaking etc. before leaving precincts of court
27A Warrant for apprehension of defendant for failing to enter into
undertaking etc. before leaving precincts of court
(1) This section applies if a court grants bail to a defendant and the
defendant leaves the precincts of the court— (a) if the defendant is
required to enter into an undertaking under section 20 —without entering
into the undertaking; or
(b) if there are conditions of the bail the
defendant must comply with before leaving the precincts of the court—without
fulfilling the conditions.
(2) The court may issue a warrant for the
apprehension of the defendant.
(3) The warrant must— (a) name the defendant
against whom it is issued; and
(b) state the reason, under subsection (1) (a)
or (b) , for its issue; and
(c) order all police officers to apprehend the
defendant and bring the defendant before the court to be dealt with according
to law.
