Editorial Annotation
Proceedings on re-election
Statutory Text
561(7) The accused shall attend or, if he is in custody, shall be produced at the time and place appointed under subsection (6) and shall, after (a) the charge on which he has been ordered to stand trial or the indictment, where an indictment has been preferred pursuant to section 566, 574 or 577 or is filed with the court before which the indictment is to be preferred pursuant to section 577, or (b) in the case of a re-election under subsection (1) before the completion of the preliminary inquiry or under subsection (2), the information has been read to the accused, be put to his re-election in the following words or in words to the like effect: You have given notice of your wish to re-elect the mode of your trial. You now have the option to do so. How do you wish to re-elect?