Section 16A
No bail to be granted in respect of certain offences
of Law Reform (Eradication of Illicit Samsu) Act 1976
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Section 16A
Notwithstanding any other written law or any rule of law to the contrary, bail shall not be granted to an accused person charged with an offence under this Act—
(a)
where the offence is punishable with imprisonment for more than seven years; or
(b)
where the offence is punishable with imprisonment for
*seven years or less and the Public Prosecutor certifies in writing that it is not in the public interest to grant bail to the accused person.