# The Standing Civilian Courts Order 1997, Article 41: Plea to the charge


(1) Where the trial proceeds, the accused shall be required to plead separately to each charge on which he is arraigned.
(2) Where the court is empowered to make a special finding in respect of an offence, the accused may plead guilty to the charge subject to the matters as would merit the special finding.
(3) Where the accused does not plead to the charge or does not plead to it intelligibly, the court shall enter a plea of not guilty.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/172/article/41 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/standing-civilian-courts-order-1997/article-41
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