Criminal Code (Cap. 9)
Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 524
524. If before any of the courts of criminal jurisdiction, the
party charged or accused shall so behave himself as to disturb the
good order of the sitting, and, after being admonished by the c ourt,
shall persist in or repeat such behaviour, the court may order him to
be removed from the place of trial or, if he be in custody, to be
taken back to his place of custody, and may commence or continu e
the trial with the assistance on ly of his advocate or legal pro curator,
or, if he has no advocate or leg al procurator, with the assista nce of
the Advocate for Legal Aid or o f any other ad vocate or legal
procurator appointed by the court.
Applicability of
certain
provisions to
other courts of
criminal justice.
Amended by:
IV .1856.42;
V .1868.32;
XI.1900.79;
VIII.1909.50;
XXX.1934.14;
XV .1937.9;
VIII.1944.3,4;
XXXII.1965.8;
XXV .1967.22;
XXVII.1975.40;
VIII.1990.3;
III.2002.126;
VII.2010.33;
XXIV .2014.61.
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