§ 32. Mr. Ellisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the provisions of the law which enable the prosecution, in cases where a preliminary hearing has taken place at a magistrates' court, to apply for a bill of indictment transferring the case to a higher court.
§ Mr. CarlisleSection 2 of the Administration of Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1933, provides that a bill of indictment may be preferred either after committal for trial or on the authority of a High Court judge. The324W latter procedure is available whether or not there have been committal proceedings.