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EXPLANATORY NOTE
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The Criminal Procedure Rules 2010 consolidate The Criminal Procedure Rules 2005, S.I. 2005/384, with the amendments made by S.I. 2006/353, 2006/2636, 2007/699, 2007/2317, 2007/3662, 2008/2076, 2008/3269 and 2009/2087. The new Rules incorporate the further amendments listed beneath. Otherwise, they reproduce the rules that they supersede.
| Rule | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Part 2 | Rule 2.1 is amended, to provide for the transition to these new rules. |
| Part 3 | Rule 3.5 is amended, to include the expression ‘justices’ legal adviser’ that is defined in Part 2, and rules 3.9 and 3.10 are amended, to apply them to all appeals (not just appeal to the Crown Court). |
| Part 4 | Rule 4.10 is amended, to omit the definition of ‘business day’ that is contained in Part 2. |
| Part 6 | Rules 6.1 and 6.2 are amended, and Section 5 (rules 6.23 to 6.26) is added, to provide for investigation anonymity orders. |
| Part 10 | Rule 10.4 is replaced. |
| Part 15 | Rule 15.5(2) is amended, to cross-refer to Part 33. |
| Part 29 | The Part is replaced. |
| Part 34 | The Part is replaced. |
| Part 35 | The Part is replaced. |
| Part 37 | Rule 37.3 is amended, to provide for parties’ final representations at trial. |
| Part 52 | Rules 52.6 to 52.14 are renumbered 52.5 to 52.13. |
| Part 55 | Rule 55.3 is amended, to accommodate amendments to section 34 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988, and rule 55.5 is added, to provide for appeals under section 59 of the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003. |
| Part 56 | Rule 56.4 is amended, to omit the provision about the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 that is contained in Part 6. |
| Part 60 | Rule 60.6(4) is amended, to cross-refer to rules 76.11 to 76.14. |
| Part 63 | Rule 63.1 is amended, to include references to section 10 of the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 and section 42 of the Counter Terrorism Act 2008. |
| Part 64 | Rules 64.6 and 64.7 are renumbered 64.5 and 64.6. |
| Part 68 | Rule 68.1 is amended, to include a reference to section 42 of the Counter Terrorism Act 2008. |
| Part 71 | Rule 71.6(1) is amended, to cross-refer to rule 65.6(5). |
| Part 75 | The Part is replaced. |
Amendments to notes to rules. There are amended, to cross-refer to relevant statutes and other rules, the notes to rules 3.5, 3.11, 4.4, 14.1, 16.11, 19.11, 30.1, 32.9, 37.3, 37.15, 40.4, 40.5, 40.7, 47.1, 47.2, 50.1, 52.12, 54.1, 63.1, 63.7 and 68.1.
Amendments to tables of contents of Parts. There are amended, to correct discrepancies, the lists of rule names in the tables of contents of Parts 10, 11, 13, 16, 19, 20, 31, 32, 40, 41, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 59, 64, 65 and 73.
Amendments to the Glossary. Some entries are amended, the better to correspond with the use in these Rules of the expressions glossed.
These Rules come into force on 5th April 2010.
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