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Criminal Procedure
[1988 Ed.
Custody pending review
13. (1) Where a District Judge or magistrate has admitted or directed the admission to bail of an accused person, or a magistrate has released or directed the release of an appellant from custody under section 119 of the Magistrates Ordinance (Cap. 227), he shall upon application by or on behalf of the Attorney General and if the accused person or appellant is present or still in custody, remand the accused person or appellant in custody and order him to be brought before a judge at such time and place as the Registrar may direct.
(2) Where a District Judge or magistrate makes an order under subsection (1) he shall immediately notify the Registrar who shall cause the accused person or appellant to be brought before a judge as soon as practicable, and in any event within 48 hours, and inform the Attorney General of the time and place at which that will be done.
(3) When the accused person or appellant is brought before him under this section, a judge may, if he thinks fit, dispense with the requirements of section 12C(2) and (3) and proceed to hear an application under section 12C(1).
(4) If the judge declines to dispense with the requirements of section 12C(2) and (3), he shall order the accused person or appellant to be kept in custody for such time as he deems sufficient to enable section 12C(2) and (3) to be complied with, and may make such other order as he thinks just.
(Added, 8 of 1979, s. 2)
Special conditions of bail
13A. (1) The conditions on which any person is admitted to bail may include conditions appearing to the court to be likely to result in his appearance at the time and place required or to be necessary in the interests of justice or for the prevention of crime.
(1A) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) the court may make it a condition on which a person is admitted to bail that he shall surrender to the court, or to such person as the court may specify, any passport or travel document for such period as the court may specify. (Added, 34 of 1972, s. 3)
(2) A court which on admitting, or directing the admission of, any person to bail imposes a condition under subsection (1) shall not require him to find sureties in respect of that condition.
(3) In this section, "court" includes the District Court and a magistrate. (Amended, 35 of 1976, s. 2)
(Added, 5 of 1971, s. 3) [cf. U.K. 1967 c. 80, s. 21]
Cash bail
13AA. (1) A court may on admitting, or directing the admission of, an accused person to bail order that such sum of money as the court may specify be deposited with the court, as a condition of the admission to bail, by the accused person or a surety or by both the accused person and a surety.
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