Committal for trial without consideration of evidence

(1) An examining magistrate shall, if satisfied that all the evidence for the prosecution is in the form of written statements, copies of which have been given to the accused at least fourteen days before the date of the inquiry, commit the accused for trial for the offence or offences with which he is charged, without consideration of the contents of those statements unless the accused or one of the accused, as the case may be, has requested the court to consider a submission that the statements disclose insufficient evidence to put that accused on trial for that offence or offences. (2) If the examining magistrate decides to commit the accused for trial under this section, he shall– (a) give the accused person the warning as to alibi, in accordance with section 44; (b) append the following certificate to the committal bundle “committed for trial without consideration of evidence pursuant to section 33 of the Indictable Procedure Act;” 31 (c) commit the accused for trial at the next practicable sitting of the Supreme Court in the district in which the committal proceedings are held; and (d) make all ancillary and consequential orders regarding the attendance of the accused and the Schedule II. (3) The warrant of commitment for trial under this Act shall be in the form set out in Schedule II.