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Chapter: | 221
![]() | Title: | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ORDINANCE | Gazette Number: | L.N. 362 of 1997 |
| Section: | 9I | Heading: | Custody pending review | Version Date: | 01/07/1997 |
(1) Where a District Judge or magistrate has made an order admitting any person to bail but the Secretary for Justice states that he wishes to apply for a review of his decision under section 9H, he shall upon application by the Secretary for Justice if the person so admitted is present, order that the person be detained in custody and be brought before a judge at such time and place as the Registrar may appoint. (Amended L.N. 362 of 1997)
(2) Where a District Judge or magistrate makes an order under subsection (1) he shall immediately notify the Registrar who shall cause the person so detained to be brought before a judge as soon as practicable, and in any event within 48 hours, and inform the Secretary for Justice of the time and place at which that will be done. (Amended L.N. 362 of 1997)
(3) When the person so detained is brought before him under this section, a judge may, if he thinks fit, dispense with the requirements of section 9H(2) and (3) and proceed to hear an application under section 9H(1).
(4) If the judge declines to dispense with the requirements of section 9H(2) and (3), he shall order the person so detained to be kept in custody for such time as he deems sufficient to enable section 9H(2) and (3) to be complied with, and may make such other order as he thinks just.