SECTION 255

(1) The trial court to which a committal order is referred shall have jurisdiction to decide of the nullities provided for under this part of the Code, subject to the provisions of sections 253 and 254. (2) Where the committal order is affected by acts which are null and void, the trail magistrate shall take cognisance of such nullity, proceed to determine the case on the merits and deliver a single judgment. (3) However and subject to section 3 of this Code, the parties may refuse to take advantage of the nullities provided for in sub-section (2) above. In such a case, the waiver shall be declared at the opening of the hearing and before the trial of the case on the merits. Mention of these facts shall be made in the judgement. Courtesy of the Cameroon Center for Demoncracy and Human Rights – CCDHR: www.ccdhr.org 63