Article 79 Deferment of award of sentence

Where the court defers the award of sentence under paragraph 2A of Schedule 5A to the 1955 Act, the deferment shall be announced in open court.

A copy of the order of deferment shall be given to the accused, or served on him within 48 hours of the announcement.

The consent of the accused to deferment of the award of sentence shall be obtained in writing.

The condition under which a court may deal with an accused at a time when the period of deferment ordered in respect of him has not expired is where the court has reason to believe that the offender is, or may be, about to leave the jurisdiction of the court for a period in excess of 42 days.

A certificate of delivery into custody issued in accordance with paragraph 2A(12) of Schedule 5A of the 1955 Act shall be in the form set out in Schedule 2 to this Order.