(1) Subject to sections 14 and 15 where the arrest of an accused for an offence is made pursuant to a warrant he shall not be granted bail before he is brought before a court or judicial officer as commanded by the warrant, except by a justice acting in terms of section 6(2)(b).

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) or any other provision of this Act, an accused who has been arrested pursuant to a warrant ¾

(a) issued under section 56; or

(b) issued under the Criminal Procedure Act 2004 for an offence against section 51(1) or (2),

shall not have a right to have his case for bail considered, and shall not be granted bail, before he is brought before the court as commanded by the warrant.

[Section 16 amended by No. 59 of 2004 s. 141; No. 84 of 2004 s. 11 and 82.]