JUSTICES ACT 1902 - SECT 35 Where principal witnesses reside at some other place, Justices may order defendant to be taken there

This legislation has been repealed.

JUSTICES ACT 1902 - SECT 35

35 Where principal witnesses reside at some other place, Justices may order defendant to be taken there

(1) The Justice or Justices before whom a defendant appears or is brought, on being informed that the principal witnesses to prove the offence with which the defendant is charged reside in some other place where the offence is alleged to have been committed, may, subject to the Bail Act 1978 , order the defendant to be conveyed to such place and taken before a Justice or Justices to further answer to the charge, and to be further dealt with according to law.

The warrant necessary to carry the abovementioned order into effect may be signed by any Justice.

(2) In every such case the Justice or Justices before whom the defendant originally appears or is brought shall cause the information and, if the Justice or Justices so directs or direct, the depositions taken before the Justice or Justices to be delivered to the Justice or Justices before whom the defendant is taken under such warrant.