Section 146: Change of election, etc.

(1) The provisions of section 145 shall not deprive a person of his rights under section 144 to change his election and a person who has elected to be tried by a Judge alone may afterwards elect to be tried by the Court with aid of assessors if he changes his election before the time allowed by that section has expired, otherwise his change of election shall have no effect; and in the case of persons who are charged jointly, if they have all elected in accordance with section 145 to be tried by a Judge alone, they shall be so tried unless they all change their election in accordance with this section. (2) In the case of persons who are charged jointly, if one or more (but not all) have elected in accordance with section 144 to be tried by the Court with the aid of assessors, he or they may withdraw that election and elect to be tried by a Judge alone provided this change of election is made before the time allowed by section 145 has expired, otherwise the change of election shall have no effect. (3) Where two or more persons are charged jointly if they do not all duly elect to be tried by the Court with the aid of assessors or by a Judge alone, they shall be tried by the Court with a jury.