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Criminal Justice (Mental Impairment) Act 1999
19When investigation into fitness during trial may be dispensed with
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### 19 When investigation into fitness during trial may be dispensed with
> A court may, if the prosecutor and defendant agree, dispense with or terminate an investigation into the defendant's fitness to stand trial and –
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> > > (a) record a finding that the defendant is unfit to stand trial; or
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> > > (b) proceed under [section 13](#GS13@EN) as if, after the investigation, the court had made a finding that the defendant is not unfit to stand trial.