Section 547.1 — Criminal Code: Inability of justice to continue

Where a justice acting under this Part has commenced to take evidence and dies or is unable to continue for any reason, another justice may continue taking the evidence at the point at which the interruption in the taking of the evidence occurred, where the evidence was recorded pursuant to section 540 and is available; or commence taking the evidence as if no evidence had been taken, where no evidence was recorded pursuant to section 540 or where the evidence is not available.