(a)an offence specified in the Third Schedule; or
Section history
Section 210 — Transmission of case to General Division of High Court
Consolidated view is experimental and may be broken for certain provisions.
Amendments
Subsection (1) — Original text to 17 September 2018superseded
(1)Whenever the Public Prosecutor is of the opinion that there is sufficient evidence to afford a foundation for a full and proper trial, he shall, by fiat in writing signed by himself, designate the High Court to try —
(b)the offences referred to in section 175(4) for which an accused may be tried at the same trial in the High Court.
Subsection (1) — From 17 September 2018 (current)rewritten by Criminal Justice Reform Act 2018
(1)Where the Public Prosecutor is of the opinion that an offence must or ought to be tried in the General Division of the 2021High Court, the Public Prosecutor must, by fiat in writing signed by the Public Prosecutor, designate the General Division of the 2021High Court to try the offence.
(2)Upon receipt of the fiat referred to2021mentioned2021 in subsection (1) together with the charge, the Magistrate’s Court shall2021must2021 cause the charge to be read and explained to the accused and thereafter —
(a)transmit the case to the General Division of the 2021High Court for the purpose of trial; and
(b)order that the accused shall2021 be remanded in custody until and during the trial, unless he2021the accused2021 is released on bail.
(3)To avoid doubt, a Magistrate’s Court can continue to exercise powers under Division 5 of Part VI202162021 in relation to a case that has been transmitted under subsection (2) to the General Division of the 2021High Court for the purpose of trial.