“(1) Subject to this section, where a judge or magistrate has admitted or refused to admit a person to bail— (a) the Prosecutor-General or the public prosecutor, within forty-eight hours of the decision; or (b) the person concerned, at any time; may appeal against the admission to or refusal to bail or the amount fixed as bail or any conditions imposed in connection with bail.”; (b) by the repeal of subsection (3) and the substitution of— “(3) Where a judge or magistrate has admitted a person to bail and the judge or magistrate is notified immediately after the decision that the Prosecutor-General or a public prosecutor wishes to appeal against the decision, the judge or magistrate shall order the person to remain in custody until the appeal is determined: Provided that the person shall not remain in custody under such an order for longer than forty-eight hours unless, within that period, the Prosecutor-General or public prosecutor lodges the appeal.”; (c) in subsection (6) by the deletion of “Subsections (2) to (6) of section one hundred and sixteen” and the substitution of “Subsections 117 (2) to (6)”.

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