Trials on indictment without a jury
F1C5C6C3C1C7C2C4C8 2Certificates: supplementary
1
If a certificate under section 1 is issued in relation to any trial on indictment of a person charged with one or more indictable offences (“the defendant”), it must be lodged with the court before the arraignment of—
a
the defendant, or
b
any person committed for trial on indictment with the defendant.
2
A certificate lodged under subsection (1) may be modified or withdrawn by giving notice to the court at any time before the arraignment of—
a
the defendant, or
b
any person committed for trial on indictment with the defendant.
3
In this section “the court” means—
a
in relation to a time before the committal for trial on indictment of the defendant, the magistrates' court before which any proceedings for the offence or any of the offences mentioned in subsection (1) are being, or have been, conducted;
b
otherwise, the Crown Court.