Withdrawal or amendment of application or reference
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70.5. The Attorney General may withdraw or amend an application or reference at any time before the court have begun the hearing of the application or reference as the case may be, or, after that, and until the court have given their decision, may withdraw or amend the application or reference by leave of the court, and notice of such withdrawal or amendment shall be served on the Registrar and on the offender on behalf of the Attorney General.
[Note. Formerly rule 7 of the Criminal Appeal (Reviews of Sentencing) Rules 1989.]