(1)  On the appearance before justices of a defendant charged with an indictable offence following an adjournment of the proceedings under section 55(5) , the defendant –

(a) if the charge is one in respect of which the defendant under section 72 is entitled to elect to be tried or sentenced either by justices or the Supreme Court, is to make that election; and

(b) is to plead to the charge as specified in section 59  –

unless the justices determine that, in the particular circumstances of the case, the interests of justice require that proceedings be further adjourned before the defendant is required to make an election or plead to the charge.

(2)  If –

(a) the defendant, as allowed by the determination of the justices under subsection (1) , does not make the election or plead to the charge under that subsection; and

(b) the proceedings are further adjourned –

that subsection applies to the next appearance of the defendant before justices.