50CPower to remand in certain cases

### 50C Power to remand in certain cases > *\[Section 50C Inserted by No. 115 of 1986, s. 5 \]* > > > (1)  Where justices find that a person is guilty of an offence, the justices may, instead of sentencing that person for that offence forthwith, remand him for sentencing by themselves or by other justices. > > > (2)  Where justices remand a person under [subsection (1)](#GS50C@Gs1@EN) , those justices may order that a report or further information be obtained in respect of that person so that they or the other justices to whom that person is remanded to be sentenced, as the case may be, may be better informed as to the sentence that they should impose on him. > > > (3)  Where justices remand a person under [subsection (1)](#GS50C@Gs1@EN) to be sentenced by other justices, it is not necessary for those other justices to hear evidence as to the commission of the offence of which that person was found guilty by the first-mentioned justices, except in so far as those other justices may consider that that evidence will assist them in determining the sentence that should be imposed on him.