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51In section 76 of the 1981 Act (alteration of place of Crown Court trial)—
(a)in subsection (1), for the words from “varying the decision” to the end there shall be substituted the words “substituting some other place for the place specified in a notice relating to the transfer of the proceedings to the Crown Court or by varying a previous decision of the Crown Court”;
(b)in subsection (3), for the words from the beginning to the words “varying the place of trial;” there shall be substituted the following words— “If he is dissatisfied with the place of trial—
(a)the defendant may apply to the Crown Court for a direction, or further direction, varying the place of trial specified in a notice relating to the transfer of the proceedings to the Crown Court or fixed by the Crown Court, or
(b)the prosecutor may apply to the Crown Court for a direction, or further direction, varying the place of trial specified in a notice given by the magistrates' court under section 7 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 or fixed by the Crown Court;”; and
(c)after subsection (4) there shall be inserted the following subsection—
“(5)In this section any reference to a notice relating to the transfer of proceedings to the Crown Court is a reference to the notice given by the magistrates' court under section 7 of the [1980 c. 43.] Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 or by the prosecutor under section 4 of the [1987 c. 38.] Criminal Justice Act 1987 or section 53 of the [1991 c. 53.] Criminal Justice Act 1991.”.
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