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Contents » Chapter 8 - GENERAL PART 8.1—CONDUCT OF PROCEEDING
Clause 331 Power to adjourn proceeding
(1)A court may adjourn the hearing of a criminal proceeding before the court— that it considers appropriate.
(a)to any time and place; and
(b)for any purpose; and
(c)on any terms as to costs or otherwise—
(2)If at any time a court adjourns the hearing of a criminal proceeding, the court may—
(3)If a court has adjourned the hearing of a criminal proceeding to a particular time, it may order that the hearing be held or resumed before that time.
(4)A court may only make an order under subsection (3)—
(a)with the consent of all the parties; or
(b)on the application of a party who has given reasonable notice of the application to the other parties.
(5)If a court adjourns a criminal proceeding in which a jury has been sworn, whether or not the accused is present, the court may discharge the jury from giving a verdict and order a new trial.
(6)If a court has adjourned the hearing of a criminal proceeding to a particular time and has remanded the accused in custody, the court may order that the accused be brought at any time before then— in order that the hearing may be held or continued.
(a)before the court; or
(b)to another place specified in the order where facilities exist to enable the accused to appear before the court by audio visual link (within the meaning of Part IIA of the Evidence Act 1958)—