# Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996, Paragraph 5

Extent: E+W

(1) Section 25 (change from summary trial to committal proceedings) shall be amended as follows.
(2) In subsections (2) and (6) for the words “may adjourn the hearing without remanding the accused” there shall be substituted “ shall adjourn the hearing. ”
(3) The following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (7)—
“(8) If the court adjourns the hearing under subsection (2) or (6) above it may (if it thinks fit) do so without remanding the accused.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/1/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-and-investigations-act-1996/schedule-1/paragraph-5
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