174General provisions as to sittings

#### 174 General provisions as to sittings 174 General provisions as to sittings > > (1) Subject to this Part— > > > > > (a) the Court may sit simultaneously at different sitting places in its criminal jurisdiction, > > > > > (b) a Judge shall preside at such sittings of the Court in its criminal jurisdiction at such sitting places as the Chief Judge may from time to time direct, and > > > > > (c) two or more Judges may preside simultaneously at separate sittings of the Court in its criminal jurisdiction at the one sitting place. > > > (2) Where a sitting of the Court in its criminal jurisdiction is to be held and the Judge who is to preside at that sitting is not present at the time appointed for the sitting to commence, a registrar may adjourn the sitting to another time. > > **s 174:** Am 1984 No 170, Sch 4 (9); 1986 No 210, Sch 1 (12); 2001 No 121, Sch 2.85 \[6\]; 2003 No 71, Sch 3 \[5\].