Criminal Procedure.
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whenever it may appear to him necessary or expedient to do so.
5.
The Commissioner of Prisons shall, by himself or his deputy, be in attendance at each session of the court, and shall bring each prisoner awaiting trial before the court when his case is called for trial, and during the continuance of the trial shall have him under his charge and custody, and remand him to prison, by permission or order of the court, during the progress of the trial or on any adjournment thereof.
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Bringing of certain classes of prisoners before the court.
6. (1) The Commissioner of Prisons shall, by himself or his deputy, on the first day of every session of the court, deliver in open court to the presiding judge a correct list of all persons in his custody upon any charges of indictable offences who have not been then tried, or upon whom sentence has not been then passed, or who have been committed in default of sureties to keep the peace or otherwise, distinguishing, as accurately as may be, their names, ages, and sexes, with the dates of their respective commitments and the authority under which they were respectively committed.
(2) He shall also, by himself or his deputy, bring and produce in open court, on such days and times of such session as the court may direct, all such persons in his custody as aforesaid as the court may direct him so to bring and produce.
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7. The police shall afford such assistance as may be necessary to enable the Commissioner of Prisons to comply with the requirements of sections 5 and 6.
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Prisoners entitled to be discharged.
8. At the conclusion of every session of the court, the court shall discharge all prisoners not under sentence remaining in any prison who, by the law of this Colony and, in default of such provisions and so far as the same may not extend, by the law of England, would be then entitled to their discharge upon gaol delivery, and also all other accused persons committed for trial at such session and remaining untried who, by the said law, would be entitled to such discharge; and the court may also discharge all prisoners remaining in any prison in default of sureties to keep the peace, who, in the opinion of the court, ought to be so discharged.
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Criminal Procedure.
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whenever it may appear to him necessary or expedient to do so.
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The Commissioner of Prisons shall, by himself or his deputy, be in attendance at each session of the court, and shall bring each prisoner awaiting trial before the court when his case is called for trial, and during the continuance of the trial shall have him under his charge and custody, and remand him to prison, by permission or order of the court, during the progress of the trial or on any adjourn- ment thereof.
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6. (1) The Commissioner of Prisons shall, by him- Bringing self or his deputy, on the first day of every session of the court, deliver in open court to the presiding judge a correct list of all persons in his custody upon any charges of indict able offences who have not been then tried, or upon whom sentence has not been then passed, or who have been com- mitted in default of sureties to keep the peace or otherwise, distinguishing, as accurately as may be, their names, ages, and sexes, with the dates of their respective commitments and the authority under which they were respectively com- mitted.
(2) He shall also, by himself or his deputy, bring and produce in open court, on such days and times of such. session as the court may direct, all such persons in his custody as aforesaid as the court may direct him so to bring and produce.
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7. The police shall afford such assistance as may be Assistance necessary to enable the Commissioner of Prisons to comply with the requirements of sections 5 and 6.
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8. At the conclusion of every session of the court, Prisoners the court shall discharge all prisoners not under sentence to be remaining in any prison who, by the law of this Colony and, in default of such provisions and so far as the same may not extend, by the law of England, would be then entitled to their discharge upon gaol delivery, and also all other accused persons committed for trial at such session and remaining untried who, by the said law, would be entitled to such discharge; and the court may also discharge all prisoners remaining in any prison in default of sureties to keep the peace, who, in the opinion of the court, ought to be so discharged.
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