Bail Act - The Bahamas Laws On-Line

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BAIL
Appeal to Court
of Appeal.
21 of 2006, s. 2.
23 of 2007.
23 of 2007, s. 2.
General
provisions
relating to bail.
(4) Where the Supreme Court refuses an accused
person bail under subsection (1) and the accused person is
not then in custody, the Court shall issue a warrant for the
arrest of the accused person, who shall be brought before a
Magistrate’s Court and shall be remanded in custody.
(5) The powers of the Supreme Court under this
section are without prejudice to the jurisdiction vested in
the Supreme Court under any other law.
8A. (1) Where the Supreme Court grants or refuses a
person bail, or refuses to revoke bail, the prosecution or the
person, as the case may be, shall have a right of appeal to
the Court of Appeal.
(2) An appeal shall be filed within two days of the
making of the decision, the subject matter of the appeal,
and pending the hearing of an appeal against an order
admitting an accused person to bail that order shall be
suspended.
9. (1) When bail is granted to a person to whom
section 3 applies, no condition may be attached unless it is
considered necessary for the purpose of preventing
absconding, the commission of an offence on bail or
interference with witnesses, or for the purpose of obtaining
medical or other reports.
(2) A person to whom bail is granted in criminal
proceedings is under a duty to surrender to custody, and
that duty is enforceable in accordance with section 10 of
this Act.
(3) A Court may require any person applying for
bail to provide, before release on bail, one or more sureties
to secure that person’s surrender to custody.
(4) Where it appears that the applicant for bail is
unlikely to remain in The Bahamas until the time appointed
for him to surrender to custody, he may be required, before
release on bail, to give security for his surrender to custody
and the security may be given by him or on his behalf.
(5) Where a parent or guardian of a child or young
person consents to be surety for the child or young person for
the purposes of this section, the parent or guardian may be
required to ensure that the child or young person complies
with any condition imposed on him except that —
(a) no condition shall be imposed on the parent or
the guardian of a young person where it appears
that the young person will attain the age of
STATUTE LAW OF THE BAHAMAS LRO 1/2008