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BAIL ACT 1980 - SECT 27A

Warrant for apprehension of defendant for failing to enter into undertaking etc. before leaving precincts of court

27A Warrant for apprehension of defendant for failing to enter into undertaking etc. before leaving precincts of court

(1) This section applies if a court grants bail to a defendant and the defendant leaves the precincts of the court—
(a) if the defendant is required to enter into an undertaking under section 20 —without entering into the undertaking; or
(b) if there are conditions of the bail the defendant must comply with before leaving the precincts of the court—without fulfilling the conditions.
(2) The court may issue a warrant for the apprehension of the defendant.
(3) The warrant must—
(a) name the defendant against whom it is issued; and
(b) state the reason, under subsection (1) (a) or (b) , for its issue; and
(c) order all police officers to apprehend the defendant and bring the defendant before the court to be dealt with according to law.



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