Provisions coming into force on 5th November 2012 in certain local justice areas and the Crown Court for certain purposes2
1
The following provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 come into force on 5th November 2012 in relation to the relevant local justice areas—
a
section 41 (allocation of offences triable either way, and sending cases to Crown Court), so far as it relates to the provisions specified in sub-paragraph (c);
b
section 332 (repeals), so far as it relates to the provisions specified in sub-paragraph (d);
c
Schedule 33 (allocation of cases triable either way, and sending cases to the Crown Court etc), so far as it is not already in force, other than—
i
paragraph 19(1) (restrictions on reporting of allocation or sending proceedings), so far as it would insert section 52B(4) of the 1998 Act;
ii
paragraph 19(2)(b);
iii
paragraph 57(2) (amendment of section 7A of the Prosecution of Offences Act 19854);
iv
paragraph 66(4), so far as it would omit paragraph (a) of the modified section 3(8) of the 1996 Act (initial duty of prosecutor to disclose);
v
paragraphs 70 and 71(d) (extending to Northern Ireland reporting restrictions for applications for dismissal);
d
Part 4 of Schedule 375 (repeals), so far as it is not already in force, other than the entry relating to paragraph (a) of the modified section 3(8) of the 1996 Act.
2
The relevant local justice areas are specified in the Schedule.
3
The provisions specified in paragraph (1) are also to come into force on 5th November 2012 in relation to the Crown Court where it deals with—
a
a person sent for trial by a magistrates’ court in a relevant local justice area;
b
a person committed for sentence by a magistrates’ court in a relevant local justice area.
4
In this article “the 1996 Act” means the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 19966.