The Act of 1967 is hereby amended by the substitution of the following section for section 24 (amended by section 8(2) of the Courts (No. 2) Act, 1986):

"24.

(1) The Court shall not remand a person, on the occasion of that person's first appearance before the Court charged with a particular offence, for a period exceeding eight days, except where this section otherwise provides.

(2) The Court may remand a person on bail for a period that is longer than eight days if the person and the prosecutor consent.

(3) The Court may remand a person in custody (other than on the occasion of that person's first appearance before the Court charged with a particular offence) for a period not exceeding fifteen days, save that where the Court is of opinion that in all the circumstances it would be unreasonable to remand the person in custody for a period of fifteen days, the period of remand shall be such period of less than fifteen days as the Court considers appropriate.

(4) The Court may remand a person in custody (other than on the occasion of that person's first appearance before the Court charged with a particular offence), for a period exceeding fifteen days but not exceeding thirty days, if the person and the prosecutor consent.

(5)