Sentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Act 2020

16 (1) Section 10 (power of magistrates’ court to remit case to another magistrates’ court for sentence) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (2)—

(a) in paragraph (a), at the end insert “by the court by which the offender was convicted”;

(b) in paragraph (b), for “convicting court”, substitute “court by which the offender was convicted”.

(3) In subsection (3)—

(a) in the opening words, for “the trial of the information charging him with” substitute “proceedings in relation to”;

(b) in paragraph (b), for “case” substitute “offender” and for “deal with it” substitute “deal with the offender”.

(4) In subsection (6), for “any other” substitute “an”.