Section 11
of Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act 1971
Section 11
Where any case in respect of an offence under this Act is required by the Public Prosecutor to be tried by the High Court, the accused person shall be produced before the appropriate subordinate court which shall, after the charge has been explained to him, transmit the case to the High Court without holding a preliminary inquiry under *Chapter XVII of the
Criminal Procedure Code [Act 593], and cause the accused person to appear or be brought before such Court as soon as may be practicable.
**(2) When the accused person appears or is brought before the High Court in accordance with subsection (1), the High Court shall fix a date for his trial which shall be held in accordance with the procedure under Chapter XX of the Criminal Procedure Code.
(3)
The trial of a case transmitted to the High Court under subsection (1) shall be by a Judge of the High Court sitting alone, and
*Chapters XXI and XXII of the Criminal Procedure Code shall not apply to such trial.
(4)
Subsections (1), (2) and (3) shall have effect notwithstanding any other written law to the contrary.
* NOTE—Chapters XVII, XXI and XXII of the Criminal Procedure Code [Act 593] has been repealed—
see sections 5 & 11 of Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) Act 1995 [Act A908].
** NOTE—See section 6 of Firearms (Increased Penalties) (Amendment) Act 1978 [Act A427] for transitional provisions.
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