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Bail Act

consolidated text (as at 2011, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.

Later amending instruments held: Bail (Amendment) Act 2025 (Act No. 4 of 2025).

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Sections

  1. 1 Short title
  2. 2 Interpretation
  3. PART II: BAIL
  4. 3 Right to release on bail
  5. 3A Hearing of bail applications
  6. 3B Objection to release on bail before Court inserted by The Bail (Amendment) Act 2025
  7. 3B Objection to release on bail before Court inserted by Act No 4 of 2025
  8. PART II: BAIL
  9. 4 Refusal to release on bail
  10. 4A Application against release on bail inserted by The Bail (Amendment) Act 2025
  11. 4A Application against release on bail inserted by Act No 4 of 2025
  12. PART III: CONDITIONS FOR RELEASE ON BAIL
  13. 5 Recognisance and surety
  14. 6 Recognisance in money or money’s worth
  15. 7 Other conditions for release on bail
  16. 8 Qualifications of surety
  17. 9 Discharge of surety
  18. 10 Estreatment of recognisance
  19. 11 Termination of recognisance
  20. PART IV: RELEASE ON PAROLE
  21. 12 Release on parole
  22. PART V: PROHIBITION AGAINST DEPARTURE
  23. 13 Interim restriction on departure
  24. 14 Prohibition order
  25. 16 Variation of order
  26. PART VI: BAIL AND REMAND COURT
  27. 17 Interpretation of Parts VI and VII
  28. 18 Establishment of Court
  29. 19 Jurisdiction of Court
  30. PART VII: LIVE VIDEO AND TELEVISION LINK
  31. 20 Live video and television link
  32. PART VIII: MISCELLANEOUS
  33. 21 Agreement to indemnify surety
  34. 22 Other offences
  35. 23 Liability to arrest for breaking conditions of bail
  36. 25 Rules