# Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980, Paragraph 7


Where a corporation and an individual who has attained the age of 17 are jointly charged before a magistrates’ court with an offence triable either way, the court shall not try either of the accused summarily unless each of them consents to be so tried.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/43/schedule/3/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-act-1980/schedule-3/paragraph-7
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