(1)If a certificate under section 1 is issued in relation to any trial on indictment of a person charged with one or more indictable offences (“the defendant”), it must be lodged with the court before the arraignment of—
(a)the defendant, or
(b)any person committed for trial on indictment with the defendant.
(2)A certificate lodged under subsection (1) may be modified or withdrawn by giving notice to the court at any time before the arraignment of—
(a)the defendant, or
(b)any person committed for trial on indictment with the defendant.
(3)In this section “the court” means—
(a)in relation to a time before the committal for trial on indictment of the defendant, the magistrates' court before which any proceedings for the offence or any of the offences mentioned in subsection (1) are being, or have been, conducted;
(b)otherwise, the Crown Court.
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 1-8 expire on 1.8.2009 by virtue of s. 9(1) of this Act; S.I. 2007/2045, art. 2(3)(a)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Ss. 1-8 continued until 1.8.2011 by The Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (Extension of duration of non-jury trial provisions) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/2090), art. 2
C2Ss. 1-8 continued until 1.8.2013 by The Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (Extension of duration of non-jury trial provisions) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1720), art. 2
C3Ss. 1-8 continued until 1.8.2015 by The Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (Extension of duration of non-jury trial provisions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1619), art. 2
C4Ss. 1-8 continued until 1.8.2017 by The Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (Extension of duration of non-jury trial provisions) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1572), art. 2
C5Ss. 1-8 continued until 1.8.2019 by The Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (Extension of duration of non-jury trial provisions) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/798), art. 2
C6Ss. 1-8 continued until 1.8.2021 by The Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (Extension of duration of non-jury trial provisions) Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/1097), art. 2