20 Committal in certain cases where offender committed in respect of another offence
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Committal for sentence where offender committed in respect of another offence

20  Committal in certain cases where offender committed in respect of another offence

(1)     This section applies where a magistrates' court (“the committing court”) commits an offender to the Crown Court under—

(a)     sections 14 to 19 (committal for sentence for indictable offences),

(b)     paragraph 5(4) of Schedule 2 (further offence committed by offender given conditional discharge order),

(c)     paragraph 24(2) of Schedule 10 (committal to Crown Court where offender convicted of further offence while community order is in force),

(d)     paragraph 11(2) of Schedule 16 (committal

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