Remand of person charged

(1) Where a person is charged before the court with a crime with which the court has power to deal summarily, in accordance with the provisions of section 50 of the Summary Jurisdiction (Offences) Act, Cap. 98, the court, without prejudice to any other power which it possesses, may, for the purpose of ascertaining whether it is expedient to deal with the case summarily, either before or during the hearing of the cause, adjourn the cause and remand the person charged. (2) A person may be remanded under this section in like manner in all respects as a person accused of a crime may be remanded.