# The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003, Article 27: Period of remand


(1) In paragraph (2) of Article 47 of the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (NI 26) (period of remand in custody)—
(a) for sub-paragraph (a) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph—
“(a) in the case where—
(i) the accused is before the court and he consents, or
(ii) the court has previously remanded the accused in custody for the same offence; or
(iii) the accused is already detained under a custodial sentence, twenty-eight days;” ;
(b) for the words sub-paragraph (a) there shall be substituted the words sub-paragraph (a)(iii).
(2) Paragraph (3) of that Article shall cease to have effect.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2003/1247/article/27 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-northern-ireland-order-2003/article-27
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