If you are a defendant and you refuse to plead, or you fail to plead, when you are required to do so under section 39 or 49(3), you are considered to have pleaded not guilty. The court case will then continue as if you had pleaded not guilty. You will be treated as if you said you did not do the thing you are accused of.
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If the defendant refuses to plead, or fails to plead, when required to do so under section 39 or 49(3), the defendant is deemed to have pleaded not guilty and the proceedings must be continued accordingly.
