The Criminal Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2021

Amendments to the Criminal Procedure Rules

13.  In the preamble to the Criminal Procedure Rules 2020, in sub-paragraph (b)—

(a) in the first column, headed “Rule”, immediately after the entry for Part 8 insert “9.2” and in the second column, headed “Power”, in the corresponding position insert “Section 86A(2) of the Courts Act 2003(1)”;

(b) in the entries for rule 24.11 and rule 25.16, for “Section 174(4) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003(2)” in each place it occurs substitute “Section 52(4) of the Sentencing Act 2020(3)”;

(c) in the entry for rule 28.4, for “Section 155(7) of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000(4)” substitute “Section 385(7) of the Sentencing Act 2020”; and

(d) in the entry immediately after the entry for rule 47.49, for “47.66 to 47.71 inclusive” in the first column substitute “47.63 to 47.68 inclusive”.

(1)

2003 c. 39; section 86A was inserted by section 162 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3).

(2)

2003 c. 44; section 174 was repealed by section 413 of, and Schedule 28 to, the Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17).

(3)

2020 c. 17.

(4)

2000 c. 6; section 155 was repealed by section 413 of, and Schedule 28 to, the Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17).