Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) These Rules may be cited as the Crown Court (Amendment) Rules 1996 and shall come into operation on 8th April 1996.
(2) In these Rules, “the principal Rules” shall mean the Crown Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1979(1) and a reference to a rule by number shall mean a rule so numbered in the principal Rules.
(1)
S.R. 1979 No. 90; to which the most recent relevant amendments were made by S.R. 1989 No. 393