Section 120Part 6 — Procedure in Trials before the Grand Court
Charge of previous conviction
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Where an indictment contains a count charging the accused with having been previously convicted of or charged with an offence, the accused shall not, at the time of the accused's arraignment, be required to plead to it unless the accused pleads guilty to the rest of the indictment, nor shall the count be mentioned to the jury when the accused is given in charge to them, or when they are sworn, nor shall the accused be tried upon it if the accused is acquitted on the other counts; but, if the accused is convicted on any other part of the indictment the accused shall be asked whether the accused has been previously convicted or charged as alleged or not, and, if the accused says that the accused has not or does not say that the accused has been so convicted or charged, the jury shall be charged to inquire into the matter as in other cases.