The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003

Introductory

11.—(1) In this Part—

“custody time limit” means a time limit imposed by regulations in pursuance of paragraph (1)(b) of Article 12;

“overall time limit” means a time limit imposed by regulations in pursuance of paragraph (1)(a) of Article 12;

“specified” means specified in regulations;

but where a custody time limit or an overall time limit has been extended by a court by virtue of paragraph (2)(c) of Article 12 “custody time limit” or “overall time limit”, as the case may be, means the limit as so extended.

(2) In Article 12 and Article 13—

“custody of the Crown Court” includes custody to which a person is committed in pursuance of—

(a)

Article 37 or 40(4) of the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (NI 26) (magistrates' court committing accused for trial);

(b)

section 51(8) of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 (c. 23) (magistrates' court dealing with a person brought before it following his arrest in pursuance of a warrant issued by the Crown Court);

(c)

Article 4(3)(a) of the Criminal Justice (Serious Fraud) (Northern Ireland) Order 1988 (NI 16) (magistrates' court dealing with a person to whom notice of transfer under that Order relates); or

(d)

paragraph 2(1)(a) of Schedule 1 to the Children’s Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (NI 3) (magistrates' court dealing with a person to whom notice of transfer under that Order relates);

“custody of a magistrates' court” means custody to which a person is committed in pursuance of Article 47 or 49 of the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981;

“law about bail” means any statutory provision or rule of law relating to bail;

“preliminary stage”, in relation to any proceedings, does not include any stage after the start of the trial (within the meaning given by Article 13).

(3) This Part shall not apply to scheduled offences (within the meaning of section 65 of the Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11)).