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9 The preparatory hearing.E+W

(1)At the preparatory hearing the judge may exercise any of the powers specified in this section.

(2)The judge may adjourn a preparatory hearing from time to time.

(3)He may determine—

F1(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F2(aa)a question arising under section 6 of the Criminal Justice Act 1993 (relevance of external law to certain charges of conspiracy, attempt and incitement);]

(b)any question as to the admissibility of evidence; and

(c)any other question of law relating to the case; [F3and

(d)any question as to the severance or joinder of charges.]

(4)He may order the prosecution—

(a)to supply the court and the defendant or, if there is more than one, each of them with a statement (a “case statement”) of the following—

(i)the principal facts of the prosecution case;

(ii)the witnesses who will speak to those facts;

(iii)any exhibits relevant to those facts;

(iv)any proposition of law on which the prosecution proposes to rely; and

(v)the consequences in relation to any of the counts in the indictment that appear to the prosecution to flow from the matters stated in pursuance of sub-paragraphs (i) to (iv) above;

(b)to prepare their evidence and other explanatory material in such a form as appears to him to be likely to aid comprehension by [F4a jury] and to supply it in that form to the court and to the defendant or, if there is more than one, to each of them;

(c)to give the court and the defendant or, if there is more than one, each of them notice of documents the truth of the contents of which ought in the prosecution’s view to be admitted and of any other matters which in their view ought to be agreed;

(d)to make any amendments of any case statement supplied in pursuance of an order under paragraph (a) above that appear to the court to be appropriate, having regard to objections made by the defendant or, if there is more than one, by any of them.

(5)Where—

(a)a judge has ordered the prosecution to supply a case statement; and

(b)the prosecution have complied with the order,

he may order the defendant or, if there is more than one, each of them—

F5(i). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(ii)to give the court and the prosecution notice of any objections that he has to the case statement;

F5(iii). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(iv)to give the court and the prosecution a notice stating the extent to which he agrees with the prosecution as to documents and other matters to which a notice under subsection (4)(c) above relates and the reason for any disagreement.

(6)[F6Criminal Procedure Rules] may provide that except to the extent that disclosure is required—

(a)by [F7section 5(7) of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996] (alibi); or

(b)by [F8such rules made by virtue of] section 81 of the M1Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (expert evidence),

a summary required by virtue of subsection (5) above need not disclose who will give evidence.

(7)A judge making an order under subsection (5) above shall warn the defendant or, if there is more than one, all of them of the possible consequence under section 10 [F9(1)] below of not complying with it.

(8)If it appears to a judge that reasons given in pursuance of subsection (5)(iv) above are inadequate, he shall so inform the person giving them, and may require him to give further or better reasons.

(9)An order under this section may specify the time within which any specified requirement contained in it is to be complied with, but [F10Criminal Procedure Rules] may make provision as to the minimum or maximum time that may be specified for compliance.

(10)An order or ruling made [F11under this section] shall have effect during the trial, unless it appears to the judge, on application made to him during the trial, that the interests of justice require him to vary or discharge it.

(11)An appeal shall lie to the Court of Appeal from any order or ruling of a judge under subsection (3)(b) [F12(c) or (d)] above [F13from the refusal by a judge of an application to which section 45 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 applies or from an order of a judge under section F14... 44 of that Act which is made on the determination of such an application,], but only with the leave of the judge or of the Court of Appeal.

(12)Subject to rules of court made under section 53(1) of the M2[F15Senior Courts Act 1981] (power by rules to distribute business of Court of Appeal between its civil and criminal divisions), the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal under subsection (11) above shall be exercised by the criminal division of the court; and the reference in that subsection to the Court of Appeal shall be construed as a reference to that division.

(13)The judge may continue a preparatory hearing notwithstanding that leave to appeal has been granted under subsection (11) above, but [F16the preparatory hearing shall not be concluded] until after the appeal has been determined or abandoned.

(14)On the termination of the hearing of an appeal, the Court of Appeal may confirm, reverse or vary the decision appealed against.

Textual Amendments

F2S. 9(3)(aa) inserted (1.6.1999 with application as mentioned in s. 1(1) of the amending Act) by 1993 c. 36, s. 6(8) (with s. 78(5)); S.I. 1999/1189, art. 2

F3S. 9(3)(d) and word inserted (4.4.2005) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), ss. 310(2), 336(3)(4); S.I. 2005/950, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 25 (with Sch. 2) (as explained (29.7.2005) by S.I. 2005/2122, art. 2; and as amended: (14.7.2008) by 2008 c. 4, Sch. 26 para. 78, Sch. 28 Pt. 2; S.I. 2008/1586, Sch. 1 paras. 48(s), 50(2)(d); (30.11.2009) by S.I. 2009/3111, art. 2; (3.12.2012) by S.I. 2012/2905, art. 4; (3.12.2012) by 2012 c. 10, Sch. 14 para. 17; S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(l))

F5S. 9(5)(i)(iii) repealed (4.4.2005) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), s. 336(3)(4), Sch. 36 para. 18, Sch. 37 Pt. 3; S.I. 2005/950, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 paras. 43(a)44(2) (with Sch. 2) (as explained (29.7.2005) by S.I. 2005/2122, art. 2; and as amended: (14.7.2008) by 2008 c. 4, Sch. 26 para. 78, Sch. 28 Pt. 2; S.I. 2008/1586, Sch. 1 paras. 48(s), 50(2)(d); (30.11.2009) by S.I. 2009/3111, art. 2; (3.12.2012) by S.I. 2012/2905, art. 4; (3.12.2012) by 2012 c. 10, Sch. 14 para. 17; S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(l))

F7Words in s. 9(6)(a) substituted (4.7.1996 with application (1.4.1997) as mentioned in s. 74(5) of the amending Act) by 1996 c. 25, s. 74(4) (with s. 78(1)); S.I. 1997/682, art. 2(1)(a)

F9Word in s. 9(7) repealed (4.7.1996 with application (15.4.1997) as mentioned in Sch. 3 para. 8 of the repealing Act) by 1996 c. 25, s. 72, 80, Sch. 3 para. 3(2), Sch. 5 para. 2 Table 12 (with s. 78(1)); S.I. 1997/1019, art. 2

F11Words in s. 9(10) substituted (4.7.1996 with application (15.4.1997) as mentioned in Sch. 3 para. 8 of the amending Act) by 1996 c. 25, s. 72, Sch. 3 para. 3(3) (with s. 78(1)); S.I. 1997/1019, art. 2

F12Words in s. 9(11) substituted (4.4.2005) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), ss. 310(3), 336(3)(4); S.I. 2005/950, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 25 (with Sch. 2) (as explained (29.7.2005) by S.I. 2005/2122, art. 2; and as amended: (14.7.2008) by 2008 c. 4, Sch. 26 para. 78, Sch. 28 Pt. 2; S.I. 2008/1586, Sch. 1 paras. 48(s), 50(2)(d); (30.11.2009) by S.I. 2009/3111, art. 2; (3.12.2012) by S.I. 2012/2905, art. 4; (3.12.2012) by 2012 c. 10, Sch. 14 para. 17; S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(l))

F13Words in s. 9(11) inserted (24.7.2006 for specified purposes) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), ss. 45(5), 336(3)(4) (with s. 48(4)); S.I. 2006/1835, art. 2(c)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1S. 9 amended (4.7.1996 with application (1.4.1997) as mentioned in s. 1(5) of the amending Act) by 1996 c. 25, ss. 1, 20(2) (with s. 78(1)); S.I. 1997/682, art. 2(1)(a)

C2S. 9(3) modified (4.9.1998) by 1977 c. 45 s. 1A(10) (as inserted by 1998 c. 40, s. 5(1)).

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