SCHEDULE Supplementary Provisions as to Proceedings under Section 2
Proceedings in England or Wales
1
Paragraphs 2 to 4 of this Schedule shall apply to proceedings in England or Wales under section 2 of this Act.
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The court shall consist of at least two justices and shall sit in open court in a petty-sessional court-house or an occasional court-house:
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3
Subject to F2paragraphs 2 and 2Aof this Schedule, the court shall have the like powers, including power to adjourn the case and meanwhile to remand the person arrested under the warrant either in custody or on bail, F3as if the proceedings were the summary trial of an information against that person..
4
Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph 3 of this Schedule, F4F5section 1 of the M1Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1973 (award of costs by examining justices out of central funds)F4sections 16(1) and 17(1) of M2the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 and F6section 28 of the M3Legal Aid Act 1974 shall apply in relation to the proceedings as if the person arrested under the warrant were charged with an indictable offence on the prosecution of the constable on whose application the warrant was endorsed and, where the court discharges that person, as if it had determined not to commit for trial.
Proceedings in Scotland
5
Paragraph 6 of this Schedule shall apply to proceedings in Scotland under section 2 of this Act.
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The court shall have the like powers, including power to adjourn the case and meanwhile to remand the person arrested under the warrant either in custody or on bail, and the proceedings shall be conducted as nearly as may be in the like manner, as if the proceedings were summary proceedings in respect of an offence alleged to have been committed by that person; and the provisions of the F10M4Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1967 as respects such proceedings or any appellate proceedings following thereon shall apply accordingly to that person.
Proceedings in Northern Ireland
7
Paragraphs 8 to 10 of this Schedule shall apply to proceedings in Northern Ireland under section 2 of this Act.
8
The court shall consist of a resident magistrate sitting, in or out of petty sessions, in open court.
9
Subject to paragraph 8 of this Schedule, the court shall have the like powers, including power to adjourn the case and meanwhile to remand the person arrested under the warrant either in custody or on bail, and the proceedings shall be conducted as nearly as may be in the like manner, as if the court were conducting the preliminary investigation of an indictable offence alleged to have been committed by that person.
10
Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph 9 of this Schedule, F11Article 28 of the Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981shall apply in relation to the proceedings as if the person arrested under the warrant were charged with an indictable offence on the prosecution of the constable on whose application the warrant was endorsed.