It shall also issue an order for the accused person, whose identity it clearly states, to be taken into custody. Rulings of the Indictment Division shall be signed by the President and the Registrar. Reference shall be made to the names of the judges, the filing of exhibits and written submissions, the reading of the report, the submissions of the Public Prosecutor and, where appropri ate, the hearing of the parties and their counsel. The Indictment Chamber shall reserve judgement on the award of costs if its order does not extinguish the action it has heard. In event of the contrary, as well as with respect to release from custody, it shall award costs and order the unsuccessful party to pay the costs. However, a party claiming damages who acted in good faith may be exempted from paying all or part of the costs through a special and reasoned decision. ART 215: The judgements of the Indictment Chamber shall be notified within twenty-four hours to the parties or their counsels at the request of the Attorney General. ART 216: The provisions relating to the nullity of criminal investigations before the investigating judge shall be applicable under this Chapter. Section II - Powers of the President of the Indictment Chamber. ART. 217: The President of the Indictment Chamber shall ensure the proper functioning of the investigating offices within the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal and shall, inter alia, ensure that the proceedings are not unduly delayed. To this end, a statement of all cases in progress shall be drawn up on a quarterly basis by each investigating office stating, for each case, the date of execution of the last investigatory act. Cases involving persons charged who are provisionally detained shall appear in a special statement. The statements provided for in this Article shall be sent to the President of the Indictment Chamber and to the Attorney General within the first three days of the quarter. ART 218: The President of the Indictment Chamber shall, whenever he/she deems necessary and at least once a year, visit the remand prisons within the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal and verify the situation of the persons charged who are provisionally detained. He/she may refer the matter to the Indictment Chamber for a ruling on the continued detention of a person charged. Section III - Supervision of the Activities of Judicial police Officials ART 219: The Indictment Chamber shall supervise the activities of judicial police officials. Cases shall be referred to the Chamber by the Attorney General, or by its President. It may take up a case of its own motion when examining proceedings submitted to it. Once a case is referred to it, the Indictment Chamber shall investigate; it shall hear the Attorney General and judicial police official concerned. The latter must first have been put in a position to read his/her judicial police official file kept at the office of the public prosecutor at the Court of Appeal. He/she may be assisted by counsel. 40