PART 13DISMISSAL OF CHARGES TRANSFERRED OR SENT TO THE CROWN COURT

Interpretation of this Part13.1

In this Part―

  • ‘notice of transfer’ means a notice referred to in section 4(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1987146 or section 53(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991147; and

  • ‘the prosecution’ means the authority by or on behalf of whom notice of transfer was given under the 1987 or 1991 Acts, or the authority by or on behalf of whom documents were served under paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998148.

[Note. See also section 6 of the Criminal Justice Act 1987, section 53 of, and Schedule 6 to, the Criminal Justice Act 1991 and sections 51 and 52 of, and Schedule 3 to, the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.]