The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2009

Amendments to the Criminal Procedure Rules 2005

34.  In the Arrangement of Rules contained in the Criminal Procedure Rules 2005—

(a) in the entry for Part 5, for “Forms”, substitute “Forms and court records”;

(b) before the entry for Part 6 “Court records”, insert a new division heading “Preliminary proceedings”;

(c) in the entry for Part 6, for “Court records”, substitute “Investigation orders”;

(d) before the entry for Part 7 “Starting a prosecution in a magistrates' court”, omit the division heading “Preliminary proceedings”;

(e) in the entry for Part 22, for “Disclosure by the prosecution”, substitute “Disclosure”;

(f) omit the entries for Parts 23 to 26 (Disclosure by the defence; Disclosure of expert evidence; Applications for public interest immunity and specific disclosure; and Confidential material).

(g) before the entry for Part 62 (Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 150 150 150 150 150 rules applicable to investigations), insert a new division heading “Contempt of court”;

(h) in the entry for Part 62, for “Proceeds of Crime Act 2003 150 150 150 150 150 150 rules applicable to investigations”, substitute “Contempt of court”;

(i) in the entry for Part 74, for “House of Lords”, substitute “Supreme Court”;

(j) in the entry for Part 76, for “Representation Orders”, substitute “Costs”; and

(k) omit the entries for Part 77 (Recovery of Defence Costs Orders) and Part 78 (Costs orders against the parties).