Section 70(5)

If a committal is made under this section in respect of an offence for which (apart from this section) the magistrates’ court could have committed the defendant for sentence under section 14(2) of the Sentencing Code (offences triable either way) or under section 16(2) or 16A(2) of that Code (committal of child or young person) the court must state whether it would have done so.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-09-04