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24 of 1949, s.6.
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Place and manner of hearing.
11 & 12 Vict. c. 43, s. 12,
Magistrates.
of the information shall be substantiated by the oath of the informant, or of some witness on his behalf, before any such warrant shall be issued.
(2) For every distinct offence of which any person is accused there shall be a separate complaint or information, and every such complaint or information shall be tried separately except in the following cases-
(a) when a person is accused of more offences than one of the same or a similar character he may, subject to the provisions of section 26, be charged with and tried at the same time with any number of them not exceeding three, whether they are offences committed with respect to the same person or not:
Provided that if the magistrate is of opinion that a person accused will be prejudiced or embarrassed in his defence, he may order a separate trial of any such charge or charges;
(b) if in one series of acts so connected together as to form the same transaction, more offences than one are committed by the same person, he may be charged with and tried at the same time for every such offence; and
(c) if a single act or series of acts is of such a nature that it is doubtful which of several offences the facts which can be proved will constitute, the accused person may be charged with having committed all or any of such offences and any number of such charges may be tried at once; or he may be charged in the alternative with having committed some one of the said offences.
(3) Every such complaint or information may be made or laid by the complainant or informant in person or by his counsel or other person authorized in that behalf.
11. The room or place in which a magistrate sits to hear and try any complaint or information shall be deemed an open and public court, to which the public generally 24 of 1949, s.7. may have access, so far as the same can conveniently contain them, unless the magistrate otherwise directs where the evidence is of an indecent character, in which case he shall make a note on the depositions of the direction which he has given.
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CAP. 227]
[s. 10 cont.]
24 of 1949, s.6.
47
Place and manner of hearing.
11 & 12 Vict. c. 43, s. 12,
Magistrates.
of the information shall be substantiated by the oath of the informant, or of some witness on his behalf, before any such warrant shall be issued.
(2) For every distinct offence of which any person is accused there shall be a separate complaint or information, and every such complaint or information shall be tried separately except in the following cases-
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(a) when a person is accused of more offences than one of the same or a similar character he may, subject to the provisions of section 26, be charged. with and tried at the same time with-any-number of-them--not exceeding three,-whether they are offences committed with respect to the same person or not:
Provided that if the magistrate is of opinion that a person accused will be prejudiced or embarrassed in his defence, he may order a separate trial of any such charge or charges; (b) if in one series of acts so connected together as to form the same transaction, more offences than one are committed by the same person, he may be charged with and tried at the same time for every such offence; and
(c) if a single act or series of acts is of such a nature that it is doubtful which of several offences the facts which can be proved will constitute, the accused person may be charged with having com- mitted all or any of such offences and any number of such charges may be tried at once; or he may be charged in the alternative with having committed some one of the said offences.
(3) Every such complaint or information may be made. or laid by the complainant or informant in person or by his counsel or other person authorized in that behalf.
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11. The room or place in which a magistrate sits to hear and try any complaint or information shall be deemed an open and public court, to which the public generally 24 of 1949, 8.7. may have access, so far as the same can conveniently contain them, unless the magistrate otherwise directs where the evidence is of an indecent character, in which case he shall make a note on the depositions of the direction which hé has given.
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