7Postponement of sittings

7 Postponement of sittings

(1)  If from any cause a judge does not open the session or sittings appointed to be held at any place on the day appointed therefor, that session or sittings shall be opened and holden either by the same or some other judge as soon afterwards as is practicable.

(2)  If in any case the judges or any one of them are or is of opinion that the matters requiring to be dealt with at any session or sittings appointed to be held at any place are not of sufficient number or importance to justify the holding of that session or sittings, or that for any other reason it is desirable so to do, they or he may, by order in writing, postpone that session or sittings to some later date specified in the order, or may direct that those matters shall be dealt with at some subsequent session or sittings to be holden at the same place.

(3)  Where the trial of a person has been postponed under subsection (2) that person shall be deemed to have been remanded to stand his trial at the time fixed by the order of postponement, and any bond or recognizance entered into for the appearance of that person to stand his trial shall be construed as enlarged accordingly.