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Section 28 Intimation of order

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(1)

The Clerk of Justiciary or the sheriff clerk, as the case may be, shall as soon as possible after the making of any such order, intimate its terms to all parties and to the governor of any institution in which any of the accused is detained.

(2)

Where, in relation to a case set down for trial in the sheriff court, the High Court makes an order under section 76(5) extending the period for which the trial diet has been postponed, the Clerk of Justiciary shall send a copy of the order to the appropriate sheriff clerk who shall, as soon as possible after receiving the order, intimate its terms to all parties and the governor of any institution in which any of the accused is detained.