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(1)Subject to subsection
(3)of this section, where a person is lawfully before a court for trial for an offence, and the trial is being or to be held without a jury, the court shall have the same jurisdiction and powers to give any verdict or make any finding as the court or jury would have— (
- a)if the court were a court sitting with a jury, and (
- b)(in case the offence is triable only summarily) if the offence were triable on indictment, and enactments and rules of law relating to a verdict or finding of a jury shall, with any necessary modifications, apply accordingly.
(2)Where a person is lawfully before a court charged with an offence, the court shall have jurisdiction to convict the person, on a plea of guilty, of another offence with which he is not specifically charged and of which he could be convicted by that court after trial for the offence specifically charged.
(3)Nothing in subsection
(1)of this section shall be construed as conferring on the District Court any powers exercisable under section 17 of the Lunacy (Ireland) Act, 1821 , or section 2 of the Trial of Lunatics Act, 1883.
(4)Section 39
(1)of the Criminal Justice Administration Act, 1914 , is hereby repealed. Short title. 2.—This Act may be cited as the Criminal Justice (Verdicts) Act, 1976. Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais Inrochtaineacht Aitheantóir Eorpach Reachtaíochta (ELI) Ceadúnas Sonraí Oscailte Liosta Fianán © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. Atáirgtear ábhar faoi Chóipcheart le cead ó Thithe an Oireachtais