s. 10 (1) At any time after an indictment has been filed, if it S. 9(1) appears to the court before which the accused is to amended by No. 68/2009 be tried that there is a real and substantial question s. 97(Sch. as to the fitness of the accused to stand trial, the item (c)). court must reserve the question of the fitness of the accused to stand trial for investigation under this Part. (2) At any time during a trial, if it appears to the trial S. 9(2) amended by judge that there is a real and substantial question No. 68/2009 as to the fitness of the accused to stand trial, the s. 97(Sch. item 39.5(c)). judge must adjourn or discontinue the trial and proceed with an investigation under this Part. (3) Nothing in this Act prevents the question of the S. 9(3) amended by fitness of an accused to stand trial from being No. 68/2009 raised more than once in the same proceeding. s. 97(Sch. item 39.5(d)). (4) For the purposes of sections 211 and 212 of the S. 9(4) amended by Criminal Procedure Act 2009, time ceases to run Nos 7/2009 from the time that the question of the fitness of an s. 425(a) (as amended by accused to stand trial is reserved for investigation No. 68/2009 until the investigation has been completed. s. 54(k)), 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 39.5(e)). 10 Court may make orders pending investigation into fitness (1) A court that reserves for investigation the question S. 10(1) amended by of the fitness of an accused to stand trial may No. 68/2009 make any one or more of the following orders— s. 97(Sch. item 39.6(a)). (a) an order granting the accused bail; S. 10(1)(a) amended by No. 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 39.6(b)).
S. 9(1) amended by No. 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item (1) At any time after an indictment has been filed, if it appears to the court before which the accused is to be tried that there is a real and substantial question as to the fitness of the accused to stand trial, the court must reserve the question of the fitness of the accused to stand trial for investigation under this Part. S. 9(2) amended by No. 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 39.5(c)). (2) At any time during a trial, if it appears to the trial judge that there is a real and substantial question as to the fitness of the accused to stand trial, the judge must adjourn or discontinue the trial and proceed with an investigation under this Part. S. 9(3) amended by No. 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 39.5(d)). (3) Nothing in this Act prevents the question of the fitness of an accused to stand trial from being raised more than once in the same proceeding. S. 9(4) amended by Nos 7/2009 s. 425(a) (as amended by No. 68/2009 s. 54(k)), 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 39.5(e)). (4) For the purposes of sections 211 and 212 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2009, time ceases to run from the time that the question of the fitness of an accused to stand trial is reserved for investigation until the investigation has been completed. 10 Court may make orders pending investigation into fitness s. 10 S. 10(1) amended by No. 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 39.6(a)). (1) A court that reserves for investigation the question of the fitness of an accused to stand trial may make any one or more of the following orders— S. 10(1)(a) amended by No. 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 39.6(b)). (a) an order granting the accused bail; (c)).
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