“(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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