Section 30: Procedure of Court
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30. Procedure of Court
(1) Subject to the other provisions of this section, all proceedings before
the Profiteering Court shall be conducted in the same manner as proceedings
for an offence taken before a Judge without a jury.
(2) An information filed before the Profiteering Court may contain any
number of counts.
(3) The provisions of the District and Intermediate Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act relating to preliminary inquiries shall not apply to any proceedings
before the Profiteering Court.
(4) The Profiteering Court shall hold sittings at, and adjourn its proceedings to, such time and place as the Judge thinks fit.
(5) The provisions of the District and Intermediate Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act shall apply to all proceedings under this Act and the Fair Trading
Act before the Intermediate Court and a District Court.
[S. 30 amended by s. 6 (f) of Act 14 of 2005 w.e.f. 21 April 2005.]
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- Can a single case before the Profiteering Court include several charges at once?