Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 574

574. (1) Any person charged or accused who is in custody for any crime or contraven tion may, on application or as provided i n article 574A, be granted tempor ary release from custody, upon giving sufficient security to a ppear at the proceedings at the appointed time and place under such conditions as the court may consider proper to impose in t he decree granting bail which dec ree shall in each case be served on the person charged or accused: Provided that the Minister responsible for justice may by regulations provide for any systems of bail management whether electronic or otherwise, and for procedures, formalities or mod alities which are to apply in order to ensure that the person charged o r accused abides by the conditions imposed upon him by the court when release from custody on bail of the person charged or accused i s granted subject to the condition that the person charged or acc used attends at a place on specified da ys and times. Such regulation s may also provide for the taking and use of fingerprints, and the pr ocessing of any data derived from such fin gerprints by electronic means. Power of President of Malta in special cases. (2) It shall also be lawful for the President of Malta, in speci al cases, to grant temporary releas e to any accused person who is in custody for any crime or contravention, subject to such conditi ons as the President of Malta may think fit to impose. In default o f observance by the accused of any of such conditions he shall be liable to be re-ar rested forthwith. CRIMINAL CODE [CAP. 9. 367 Proceedings where a person is first brought before the Court of Magistrates. Added by: III.2002.139. Amended by: XIII.2018.24.