http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/section/21Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996An Act to make provision about criminal procedure and criminal investigations.1996-07-04texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2025-10-08Expert Participation2025-10-06
Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996Sch. 4 para. 4(f) and wordThe Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003Sch. 1 para. 16art. 1(3)Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996s. 1(6)Sexual Offences (Protected Material) Act 1997s. 9(4)s. 11(2)(3)Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996s. 5(1A)Criminal Justice (Committal Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022s. 4(9)(f)(i)s. 5(2)Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996s. 5(1A)Criminal Justice (Committal Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022s. 4(9)(f)(ii)s. 5(2)Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996s. 13(1)(ba)(b)Criminal Justice (Committal Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022s. 4(9)(f)(iii)s. 5(2)Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996s. 5(1A)Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015Sch. 2 para. 8s. 9(3) Sch. 8 para. 4s. 106(2)
Part I Disclosure Other provisions Common law rules as to disclosure.211Where this Part applies as regards things falling to be done after the relevant time in relation to an alleged offence, the rules of common law which—awere effective immediately before the appointed day, andbrelate to the disclosure of material by the prosecutor,do not apply as regards things falling to be done after that time in relation to the alleged offence.2Subsection (1) does not affect the rules of common law as to whether disclosure is in the public interest.3References in subsection (1) to the relevant time are to the time when—athe accused pleads not guilty (where this Part applies by virtue of section 1(1)),bthe accused is committed for trial (where this Part applies by virtue of section 1(2)(a))the accused is sent for trial (where this Part applies by virtue of section 1(2)(cc)),cthe proceedings are transferred (where this Part applies by virtue of section 1(2)(b) or (c)),dthe count is included in the indictment (where this Part applies by virtue of section 1(2)(d)), orethe bill of indictment is preferred (where this Part applies by virtue of section 1(2)(e)).4The reference in subsection (1) to the appointed day is to the day appointed under section 1(5).In its application to Northern Ireland, this section has effect subject to the modifications set out in Schedule 4; see s. 79Pt I: Power to modify conferred (27.7.1999 for specified purposes and otherwise (4.9.2000) by 1999 c. 23, s. 38(7)(a) (with s. 63(2), Sch. 7 paras. 3(3), 4, 5(2)); S.I. 2000/2091, art. 2(c)Pt. I: Power to modify conferred (1.12.2003) by S.I. 1999/2789 (N.I. 8), art. 26(7); S.R. 2003/476, art. 4(a)S. 21(3)(b) substituted for s. 21(3)(b) (18.6.2012 for specified purposes, 5.11.2012 for specified purposes, 28.5.2013 for specified purposes) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), s. 336(3)(4), Sch. 3 para. 66(5); S.I. 2012/1320, art. 4(1)(c)(2)(3) (with art. 5) (see S.I. 2012/2574, art. 4(2) and S.I. 2013/1103, art. 4); S.I. 2012/2574, art. 2(2)(3)(c), Sch. (with arts. 3, 4) (as amended (4.11.2012) by S.I. 2012/2761, art. 2) (with S.I. 2013/1103, art. 4); S.I. 2013/1103, art. 2(1)(c)(2)(3) (with arts. 3, 4)Pt. I power to apply (with modifications) conferred by SI 2015/1490 rule 23.2 Note (as inserted (2.4.2018) by The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2018 (S.I. 2018/132), rules 1, 11(a)(v))