1899.1
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.
PROCEDURE.
[No. 9.
421
PART II
PROCEEDINGS PRELIMINARY TO TRIAL.
Transmission of documents relating to case.
(1) The following documents, together with a certified copy thereof, shall, as soon as may be after the committal of the accused person, be transmitted by the Magistrate to the Crown Solicitor for the use of the Attorney General, that is to say, the information, if any, the warrant of apprehension, if any, the depositions of the witnesses, the documentary exhibits thereto, the statement of the accused person, and the record of examination, if any, and the recognizances entered into.
(2) A certified copy of all such documents shall, either at the same time or as soon as possible thereafter, be transmitted by the Magistrate to the Registrar for the use of the Court.
(3) All exhibits, other than documentary exhibits, shall, unless the Magistrate otherwise directs, be taken charge of by the Police, and shall be produced by them at the trial.
(4) The transmission of documents provided for by this section shall be in substitution for the transmission thereof to the Registrar as at present provided by law.
Power to Attorney General to refer back case to be dealt with summarily.
12. If, after the receipt of the documents relating to the case, the Attorney General is of opinion that the accused person should not have been committed for trial but that the case should have been dealt with summarily, the Attorney General may, if he thinks fit, at any time after such receipt, refer back such documents to the Magistrate with directions to deal with the case accordingly, and with such other directions as he may think proper.
Power to Attorney General to refer back case for further inquiry.
13. (1) At any time after the receipt of the documents relating to the case and before the trial of the accused person, the Attorney General may, if he thinks fit, refer back such documents to the Magistrate with directions to re-open the inquiry for the purpose of taking further evidence or further evidence on a certain point or points to be specified, and with such other directions as he may think proper.
(2) Subject to any express directions which may be given by the Attorney General, the effect of any such reference back to the Magistrate shall be that the inquiry shall be re-opened and dealt with in all respects as if the accused person had not been committed for trial.
14. (1) Any direction given by the Attorney General under either of the last two preceding sections shall be in writing, signed by him, and shall be complied with by the Magistrate.
Further provisions as to referring back of case