http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/section/28Criminal 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 III281This Part applies in relation to an offence if—aon or after the appointed day the accused is sent for trial for the offence concerned,bproceedings for the trial on the charge concerned are transferred to the Crown Court on or after the appointed day, orca bill of indictment relating to the offence is preferred on or after the appointed day under the authority of section 2(2)(b) or (ba) of the Administration of Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1933 (bill preferred by direction of Court of Appeal, or by direction or with consent of a judge).2References in subsection (1) to the appointed day are to such day as is appointed for the purposes of this section by the Secretary of State by order.3If an order under this section so provides, this Part applies only in relation to the Crown Court sitting at a place or places specified in the order.4References in this Part to the prosecutor are to any person acting as prosecutor, whether an individual or a body.1933 c. 36. S. 28(2) power wholly exercised (21.3.1997): 15.4.1997 appointed day by S.I. 1997/1019.S. 28(1)(b) repealed (18.6.2012 for specified purposes, 5.11.2012 for specified purposes, 28.5.2013 for specified purposes) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), s. 336(3)(4), Sch.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(6)(b), Sch. 37 Pt. 4; S.I. 2012/1320, art. 4(1)(c)(d)(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)(d), 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)(d)(2)(3) (with arts. 3, 4)S. 28(1)(a) substituted (9.5.2005 for specified purposes, 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(6)(a); S.I. 2005/1267, art. 2(1)(2)(a), Sch. Pt. 1; 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)Words in s. 28(1)(c) inserted (24.2.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(2), Sch. 17 para. 37(3) (with Sch. 17 para. 39); S.I. 2014/258, art. 2(b)