No. 8. Sumfnary Conviction Offences (Procedure) (Amendment). 1955.

 behalf of the prosecutor, the character and
 anticedents of the accused, the nature of the
 offence, the absence of circumstances which
 would render the offence one of grave or
 serious character and all the other circum-
 stances of the case (including the adequacy
 of the punishment which the Court has power
 to inflict), and if the accused, when informed
 by the Court of his right to be tried by a jury,
 consents to be dealt with summarily, may,
 subject to the provisions of this section, deal
 summarily with his offence, and if the
 accused pleads guilty to, or is found g-uilty of,
 the offence charged, may sentence him to be
 imprisoned for six months or to a fine not
 exceeding two hundred and forty dollars.
 (2) If the Court at any time during the
 hearing of a charge for such an indictable
 offence as aforesaid against a person who is
 an adult, becomes satisfied that it is expedi-
 ent to deal with the case summarily, the Court
 shall thereupon, for the purpose of proceed-
 ings under this Section, cause the charge to
 be reduced into writing (if this has not al-
 ready 'been done) and read to the accused,
 and shall then address to him a question to
 the following effect:-
 Do you desire to be tried by a jury, or do
 you consent to the case being dealt with sum-
 marily by this Court ?" with a statement, if
 the Court thinks such a statement desirable
 for the information of the person to whom
 the question is addressed, of the meaning
 of the case being dealt with summarily, and
 the sitting of the. Supreme Court at which he
 will be tried if tried by a jury, and if the ac-
 cused consents to be dealt with summarily,
 shall forthwith ask him, the following ques-
 tion:-" Do you plead guilty, or not guilty?".
 (3) In this section the expression, adult"
 means a person who is, in the opinion of the
 Court before which he is charged of the age
 of 16 years or upwards."