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Criminal Procedure Act 1986
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#### 258 Objects of this Chapter
258 Objects of this Chapter
> The objects of this Chapter are—
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> > (a) to require the indictable offences listed in Table 1 to Schedule 1 to be dealt with summarily unless the prosecutor or the person charged with the offence concerned elects to have the offence dealt with on indictment, and
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> > (b) to require the indictable offences listed in Table 2 to Schedule 1 to be dealt with summarily unless the prosecutor elects to have the offence concerned dealt with on indictment.
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> **s 258 (previously s 18):** Renumbered 2001 No 119, Sch 1 \[84\]. Am 2001 No 119, Sch 1 \[85\] \[86\].