If you are released on Police bail and you do not follow the conditions, sections 39 and 54A will apply to you. You were granted Police bail under section 21. These sections apply with any necessary changes to your situation.

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25: Effect on bond of attendance or non-attendance of person bailed by constable, or

"What happens to a bond if someone shows up or doesn't show up to court after being bailed by a police officer"

27: Bail on adjournment, or

"Getting bail when your court case is delayed"

Part 2Police bail

26Breach of condition of Police bail

Sections 39 and 54A apply, with any necessary modifications, to a defendant who has been released on Police bail granted under section 21 and who fails to comply with any condition of that bail.

Notes

Section 26: replaced, on 4 September 2013, by section 16 of the Bail Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 66).
Section 26: amended, on 14 November 2018, by section 92 of the Courts Matters Act 2018 (2018 No 50).