17(1)
The offences listed in Schedule 1 to this Act shall be triable either way.
17(2)
Subsection (1) above is without prejudice to any other enactment by virtue of which any offence is triable either way.
Section 17: Certain offences triable either way.
Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 · 1980 c.43
Part I: Criminal Jurisdiction and Procedure
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