(1) Where an accused
is in custody for murder, the power to grant bail shall be exercised only by a
judge of the Supreme Court, or in the case of an accused who is a child by a
judge of the Children’s Court, except —
(a)
where section 31(2)(d) applies; or
(b) to
the extent that the Court of Appeal exercises its powers under Part A of
Schedule 1.
[(2) deleted]
[Section 15 amended: No. 52 of 1984 s. 35; No. 74
of 1984 s. 9; No. 49 of 1988 s. 83; No. 70 of 1988 s. 45; No. 45 of 1993
s. 12; No. 45 of 2004 s. 28(4); No. 84 of 2004 s. 82; No. 29 of 2008
s. 24(5).]