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In forceAccused charged with murder, jurisdiction as to bail for
Part IIIJurisdiction relating to bail
15 Accused charged with murder, jurisdiction as to bail for
(1)
Where an accused is in custody for murder, the power to grant bail shall be exercised only by a judge of the Supreme Court, or in the case of an accused who is a child by a judge of the Children’s Court, except —
(a)
where section 31(2)(d) applies; or
(b)
to the extent that the Court of Appeal exercises its powers under Part A of Schedule 1.
[(2) deleted]
[Section 15 amended: No. 52 of 1984 s. 35; No. 74 of 1984 s. 9; No. 49 of 1988 s. 83; No. 70 of 1988 s. 45; No. 45 of 1993 s. 12; No. 45 of 2004 s. 28(4); No. 84 of 2004 s. 82; No. 29 of 2008 s. 24(5).]
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