Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Act of Adjournal)
This Act of Adjournal makes miscellaneous amendments to the Criminal Procedure Rules 1996 (“the Rules”).
Paragraph 2(2) amends the procedure in rule 20.3A with regard to the provision of notice of the notification requirements under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 in cases where sentence is deferred.
Paragraph 2(3) to (5) amends Chapter 31 of the Rules to provide for issues relating to references to the European Court of Justice to be considered at the preliminary hearing or first diet.
Paragraph 2(6) amends rule 41.3 in relation to the provision of notice by a party seeking a declaration of incompatibility under the Human Rights Act 1998.
Paragraph 2(7) introduces a new Chapter 50 into the Rules which makes provision for the form of football banning order and for applications for variation and termination of football banning orders under the Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice Act 2006.
Paragraph 2(8) makes related amendments to the forms set out in the appendix to the Rules.