Criminal Code (Cap. 9)

Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 431

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431. (1) Unless otherwise provided in this Code or in any other law, the functions of the Attorney General commence from the da y on which the record of the inquiry made by the Court of Magistrate s is transmitted by the court to the Attorney General by electronic means. Access to accused. (2) From the day referred to in sub-article (1) and until the indictment is filed, access to t he person accused, if in custod y, may only take place with the permiss ion of the Attorney General. Th e provisions of article 408(2) sh all apply to such permission. Term for filing indictment. Amended by: IV .1856.31; XI.1900.71; L.N. 46 of 1965; LVIII.1974.68; XIII.1980.16; XXIX.1990.20; IV .2023.9. Enlargement of term.

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