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35. For Article 47(3) of the [1981 NI 16] Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (extended period of remand in custody or on bail) there shall be substituted—
“(3) A magistrates' court may remand the accused in custody for a period exceeding 8 days if—
(a)it has previously remanded him in custody for the same offence; and
(b)he is before the court,
but only if, after affording the accused and the prosecution an opportunity to make representations, it has set a date on which it expects that it will be possible for the next stage in the proceedings, other than a hearing relating to a further remand in custody or on bail, to take place, and
(i)for a period ending not later than that date; or
(ii)for a period of 28 days,
whichever is the lesser.”.
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