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178.
—(1) Subject to subsection (2), where an accused who is brought before an examining Magistrate states that he wishes to plead guilty to the charge preferred against him, the Magistrate shall record the facts of the case presented by the prosecution and if the facts disclose sufficient grounds for committing the accused, he shall satisfy himself that the accused understands the nature of the charge and intends to admit without qualification the offence alleged against him and, on being so satisfied, shall commit the accused for trial for the offence.
(2) Where the accused wishes to plead guilty to an offence punishable with death, the examining Magistrate shall proceed to hear all the evidence tendered by the prosecution and the defence, which shall consist of the written statements referred to in section 179, and satisfy himself that the statements disclose sufficient evidence for him to commit the accused for trial for the offence.
(3) After an accused has been committed for trial for any offence under this section, the Registrar of the Supreme Court may at any time fix a date for the plea of guilty by the accused to be taken in accordance with Division 3 of Part XI.