# Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1978 (Repealed 27.8.1991), Section 3A: Maximum period of remand in custody in case of scheduled offences.

Extent: N.I.

Notwithstanding Article 47(2) and (3) of the Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981, the period for which a person charged with a scheduled offence may be remanded in custody by a magistrates’ court shall be a period of not more than 28 days beginning with the day following that on which he is so remanded.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/5/section/3A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-emergency-provisions-act-1978-repealed-2781991/section-3A
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