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Rule 10 Plea of guilty by post

Northern Ireland

(1)

f1 Where it is intended to make the procedure of pleading guilty by post under Article 24(1A) of the Order available to the defendant, the summons shall be accompanied by Form 3 together with —

(a)

Form 4 or copies of the witness statement(s); and

(b)

Form 6 or Form 6A,

as appropriate.]

(2)

Notice in writing of the service of such a summons shall be given by or on behalf of the complainant to the clerk of petty sessions pursuant to Article 24(1) of the Order and shall be in Form 5.

(3)

Where the defendant elects to enter a plea of guilty in writing pursuant to Article 24(2) of the Order he shall do so in Form 6 [f2 or Form 6A as appropriate].

(4)

Where a person has been convicted upon his written plea of guilty and the Court decides to adjourn the hearing before passing sentence, the clerk of petty sessions shall give to the defendant notice in writing of the time and place of the adjourned hearing and shall specify the reason for the adjournment.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

Paragraph 1 substituted by S.R. 2011 No. 59 with effect from 25.03.11

f2

Words inserted by S.R. 1997 No. 428 with effect from 14.10.97