Act of Adjournal (Consolidation) 1988

Interruption of proceedings

74.—(1) On conviction of an accused person in solemn proceedings the presiding judge may, without adjourning those proceedings, interrupt them by—

(a) considering a conviction against that person in other proceedings pending before that court for which he has not been sentenced;

(b) passing sentence on that person in respect of the conviction in those other proceedings.

(2) When the judge has interrupted any proceedings under the powers contained in paragraph (1), he may in passing sentence on an accused person in respect of a conviction in those proceedings at the same time pass sentence on that person in respect of any other conviction he has considered thereunder.

(3) No interruption of any proceedings under the powers contained in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall cause the instance to fall in respect of any person accused in those proceedings or shall otherwise affect the validity of those proceedings.