1988 Ed.]
Criminal Procedure
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Abolition of attainder
69. No confession, verdict, inquest, conviction, or judgment of or for any treason or felony or felo de se shall cause any attainder or corruption of blood or any forfeiture or escheat.
Limitation on imposition of death penalty
[cf. U.K. 1870 c. 23, s. 1]
70. (1) Sentence of death shall not be pronounced on or recorded against a person convicted of an offence if it appears to the court at the time the offence was committed he was under the age of 18 years; but the court shall direct the finding of the jury to be recorded, and thereupon the court shall order such person to be detained in safe custody in such place and manner as the court thinks fit, until Her Majesty's pleasure shall be known.
(2) The judge shall immediately report the finding of the jury and the detention of such person to the Governor who shall order such person to be detained in such place and under such conditions as he may direct.
(3) The Governor at any time may order that a person so detained shall be released on licence, in such form and subject to such conditions as the Governor may direct and a licence so issued may be revoked at any time and on such revocation, the person may be arrested without warrant.
(Added, 29 of 1952, s. 2. Replaced, 52 of 1956, s. 2) [cf. U.K. 1948 c. 58, s. 16]
Calling upon the accused after verdict declared unnecessary
71. It shall not be necessary in any case whatsoever when a verdict of guilty has been returned by the jury to ask the accused whether he has anything to say why judgment should not be given against him, but upon a verdict of guilty being returned by the jury in any case it shall be lawful for the judge, failing any motion in arrest of judgment, forthwith to pass sentence upon the accused.
(10 of 1921, s. 3, incorporated. Amended, 5 of 1924, s. 26)
Costs and compensation
Court may award costs against person convicted of indictable offence
72. (1) It shall be lawful for the court, on the conviction of any person for an indictable offence, in addition to such sentence as may otherwise by law be passed, to condemn such person to the payment of the whole or any part of the costs or expenses incurred in and about the prosecution and conviction for the offence of which he is convicted.
(2) The payment of such costs and expenses or any part thereof may be ordered by the court to be made out of any moneys taken from such person on his apprehension, or may be enforced at the instance of any person liable to pay or who may have paid the same in such and the same manner as the payment of any costs ordered to be paid by judgment or order of the High Court in any civil action or proceeding may be enforced: