Section 133B, The Criminal Procedure Act, 2024

(1) A person charged with an offence may, at the time ofbeingcommitted or referred for trial or at any time thereafter up to 2 clear days at least before the trial of such person, elect to be tried by a Judge with the aid of assessors and if a person shall so elect he shall be tried by a Judge with the aid of assessors instead of being tried by a Judge alone. (2) The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice or the Director of Public Prosecutions may, notwithstanding anything contained in section 133A, where a person is charged at the High Court with a criminal offence, file a notice to the Court for the defendant to be tried by that Court with the aid of assessors, and the defendant shall be so tried by the Court with the aid of assessors instead of by a Judge alone.