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After section 227 of the 1975 Act there shall be inserted the following provision—
(1)Subject to the provisions of this section, it shall be competent to correct an entry in—
(a)the record of proceedings in a solemn prosecution ; or
(b)the extract of a sentence passed or an order of court made in such proceedings,
in so far as that entry constitutes an error of recording or is incomplete.
(2)Such entry may be corrected—
(a)by the clerk of the court, at any time before either the sentence (or order) of the court is executed or, on appeal, the proceedings are transmitted to the Clerk of Justiciary;
(b)by the clerk of the court, under the authority of the court which passed the sentence or made the order, at any time after the execution of the sentence (or order) of the court but before such transmission as is mentioned in paragraph (a) above; or
(c)by the clerk of the court under the authority of the High Court in the case of a remit under subsection (4)(b) below.
(3)A correction in accordance with paragraph (b) or (c) of subsection (2) above shall be intimated to the prosecutor and to the former accused or his solicitor.
(4)Where, during the course of an appeal, the High Court becomes aware of an erroneous or incomplete entry, such as is mentioned in subsection (1) above, the court—
(a)may consider and determine the appeal as if such entry were corrected; and
(b)either before or after the determination of the appeal, may remit the proceedings to the court of first instance for correction in accordance with subsection (2)(c) above.
(5)Any correction under subsections (1) and (2) above by the clerk of the court shall be authenticated by his signature and, if such correction is authorised by a court, shall record the name of the judge or judges authorising such correction and the date of such authority.”; and the same provision shall (with the appropriate section number) be substituted for section 439 of the 1975 Act, except that, in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of the provision, for the word “solemn” there shall be substituted the word “ summary ”.
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C1The text of ss. 6, 11, 13–22, 24, 25, 27–30, 33–38, 40, 43, 45(1), (3), 46(1)(e)(f), (2), 47–51, 53, 54, 56, 57, 79, 83(2)(3) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
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