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SCHEDULE 15U.K. Minor and Consequential Amendments

Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (c. 23)U.K.

103U.K.The following paragraph shall be inserted after subsection (4)(a) of section 16 of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (defence costs)—

(aa)directs under section 8(1B) of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 the entry of a judgment and verdict of acquittal;.

104U.K.In subsection (11) of section 22 of that Act (power of Secretary of State to set time limits in relation to preliminary steps of criminal proceedings), at the end of paragraph (b) of the definition of “custody of the Crown Court" there shall be added or

(c)section 5(3)(a) of the Criminal Justice Act 1987 (custody after transfer order in fraud case);