SCHEDULEFurther modifications of the 1995 Act
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In section 2 (fixing of High Court sittings)—
a
in subsection (3)—
i
for the words “attend a” substitute “
, or otherwise required to attend, a diet to be held at any
”
,
ii
for “his trial” substitute “
the diet or, in the case of a trial diet, the trial
”
,
iii
for “another sitting of the High Court” substitute “
a diet to be held at a sitting of the Court in another place
”
,
b
after subsection (3) insert—
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The judge may proceed under subsection (3) above on a joint application of the parties without hearing the parties and, accordingly, he may dispense with any hearing previously appointed for the purpose of considering the application.
c
in subsection (4), for “cases have been indicted for” substitute “
diets have been appointed to be held at
”
,
d
in subsection (5), for “any case remains indicted for” substitute “
in any case a diet remains appointed to be held at
”
,
e
after that subsection insert—
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For the purposes of subsection (3) above—
a
a diet shall be taken to commence when it is called; and
b
a trial shall be taken to commence when the oath is administered to the jury.