Part IV The Crown Court

C1 53A F1Making of Crown Court rules

1

It is for the Crown Court Rules Committee to make Crown Court rules.

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For the purposes of this section, “relevant authority” means—

a

in relation to Crown Court rules which deal (or would deal) with an excepted matter, the Lord Chancellor; and

b

otherwise, the Department of Justice;

and for the purposes of this subsection “deal with” and “excepted matter” have the same meanings as in the Northern Ireland Act 1998.

2

After making Crown Court rules the Committee must submit them to the F3relevant authority.

3

The F3relevant authority must allow or disallow Crown Court rules submitted to F4it.

4

Crown Court rules have effect only if allowed by the F3relevant authority.

5

If the F3relevant authority disallows Crown Court rules, the F3relevant authority must give the Committee written reasons why F5it has disallowed them.

6

Subsection (7) applies if the F3relevant authority gives the Committee written notice that F5it thinks it is expedient for Crown Court rules to include provision that would achieve a purpose specified in the notice.

7

The Committee must make such Crown Court rules as it considers necessary to achieve the specified purpose.

8

Those Crown Court rules must be—

a

made within a reasonable period after the F3relevant authority gives notice under subsection (6);

b

made in accordance with this section.