Language used in proceeding
530.2 (1) If an order is granted directing that an accused be tried before a justice of the peace, provincial court judge, judge or judge and jury who speak both official languages, the justice or judge presiding over a preliminary inquiry or trial may, at the start of the proceeding, make an order setting out the circumstances in which, and the extent to which, the prosecutor and the justice or judge may use each official language.
Right of the accused
(2) Any order granted under this section shall, to the extent possible, respect the right of the accused to be tried in his or her official language.
Annotations
- Part XVII