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Power of the Director of Public Prosecutions to remit cause to be dealt with summarily

Cap. 96, s. 53 · Revised Edition 2020

If, after the receipt of any documents mentioned in this Part, the Director of Public Prosecutions is of opinion that the accused person should not have been committed for trial but that the matter should have been dealt with summarily, the Director of Public Prosecutions may, if he thinks fit, at any time after that receipt, remit the cause to the magistrate with directions to deal with it accordingly, and with any other directions he thinks proper. case.
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Power of the Director of Public Prosecutions to remit cause to be dealt with summarily — Cap. 96 s. 53 · Belize Law