303(1)Amend section 41 (power of Crown Court to deal with summary offence where person committed for either way offence) as follows.U.K.
(2)For subsection (8), substitute—
“(8)If he does not plead guilty, the Crown Court may try him for the offence, but may deal with him only in a manner in which a magistrates' court could have dealt with him.”
(3)Omit subsection (9).
(4)In subsections (10) and (11)(a), for “justices' chief executive for” substitute “ designated officer for ”.