(1) Section 1 of the Bail (Amendment) Act 1993 (c.26) (prosecution right of appeal against grant of bail) is amended as follows.
(2) After subsection (1) insert —
"(1A) Where a magistrates' court grants bail to a person in connection with extradition proceedings, the prosecution may appeal to a judge of the Crown Court against the granting of bail."
(3) In subsection (3) for "Such an appeal" substitute" An appeal under subsection (1) or (1A)".
(4) In subsection (4)—
(5) In subsection (5) for "magistrates' court" substitute "court which has granted bail".
(6) In subsection (6) for "magistrates' court" substitute "court which has granted bail"
(7) In subsection (8)—
(8) In subsection (10)(b) for "reference in subsection (5) above to remand in custody is" substitute "references in subsections (6) and (9) above to remand in custody are".
(9) After subsection (11) insert"—
(12) In this section—
"court" in relation to extradition proceedings includes a judge of a court or a justice of the peace;
"extradition proceedings" means proceedings under the Extradition Act 2003;
—[Mr. Bob Ainsworth.]"prosecution" in relation to extradition proceedings means the person acting on behalf of the territory to which extradition is sought"'.
Brought up, read the First and Second time, and added to the Bill.