Further provisions as to remission of case

(1) Any directions given by the Director of Public Prosecutions under either section 52 or 53 shall be in writing signed by him, and shall be followed by the magistrate. (2) The Director of Public Prosecutions may at any time add to, alter or revoke any of the directions. (3) The Registrar, at the request in writing of the Director of Public Prosecutions, shall send back to the magistrate the original documents transmitted to him by the examining magistrate. (4) When the Director of Public Prosecutions directs that an inquiry shall be reopened under section 52 or that a matter shall be dealt with summarily under section 53, the following provisions shall have effect– (a) where the accused person is in custody, the magistrate may, by an order in writing under his hand, direct the keeper of the prison having his custody to convey him or cause him to be conveyed to the place where the proceedings are to be held for the purpose of being dealt with as the magistrate directs; 49 (b) where the accused person is on bail, the magistrate shall issue a summons for his attendance at the time and place when and where the proceedings are to be held; and (c) thereafter the proceedings shall be continued under this Act or the Summary Jurisdiction (Procedure) Act, as the case may be, and if under the Summary Jurisdiction (Procedure) Act, in the same manner as if the magistrate had himself formed an opinion in terms of section 50 of the Summary Jurisdiction (Procedure) Act. CAP. 99.