(1)If the principal officer²⁰¹³designated medical practitioner²⁰¹³ certifies that the accused is of sound mind and ²⁰²²capable of making his or her ²⁰²¹defence, the court shall,²⁰²¹must,²⁰²¹ unless satisfied to the contrary, proceed with the inquiry or trial or other proceeding.

(2)If the principal officer²⁰¹³designated medical practitioner²⁰¹³ certifies that that²⁰²¹the²⁰²¹ person²⁰²¹accused²⁰²¹ is of unsound mind and²⁰²²is, by reason of unsoundness of mind or any physical or mental condition,²⁰²² incapable of making his or her ²⁰²¹defence, the court shall²⁰¹²shall,^2012·2021must,²⁰²¹ unless satisfied to the contrary, find accordingly, and thereupon the inquiry or trial or other proceeding shall²⁰²¹must²⁰²¹ be stayed but if the court is satisfied that the accused is of sound mind and ²⁰²²capable of making his or her ²⁰²¹defence²⁰¹²defence,²⁰¹² the court shall²⁰²¹must²⁰²¹ proceed with the inquiry or trial or other proceeding, as the case may be.

(5)If the accused is certified to be of unsound mind and²⁰²²be, by reason of unsoundness of mind or any physical or mental condition,²⁰²² incapable of making his or her ²⁰²¹defence²⁰¹²defence,²⁰¹² it shall²⁰²¹is²⁰²¹ not be²⁰²¹ necessary for him²⁰²¹the accused²⁰²¹ to be present in court during proceedings under this section and he may be detained in a psychiatric institution²⁰²²section, and the court may order that the accused be remanded in a psychiatric institution, a prison or any other suitable place of safe custody²⁰²² pending an order under section 249.