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147 Prevention of delay in trials.S
(1)Subject to subsections (2) and (3) below, a person charged with an offence in summary proceedings shall not be detained in that respect for a total of more than 40 days after the bringing of the complaint in court unless his trial is commenced within that period, failing which he shall be liberated forthwith and thereafter he shall be for ever free from all question or process for that offence.
[(2)On an application made for the purpose, the sheriff may, on cause shown—
(a)extend the period mentioned in subsection (1) above; and
(b)order the accused to be detained awaiting trial,
for such period as the sheriff thinks fit.
(2A)Before determining an application under subsection (2) above, the sheriff shall give the parties an opportunity to be heard.
(2B)However, where all the parties join in the application, the sheriff may determine the application without hearing the parties and, accordingly, may dispense with any hearing previously appointed for the purpose of considering the application.]
(3)The grant or refusal of any application to extend the period mentioned in subsection (1) above may be appealed against by note of appeal presented to the High Court; and that Court may affirm, reverse or amend the determination made on such application.
(4)For the purposes of this section, a trial shall be taken to commence when the first witness is sworn.
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