The Prosecution of Offences (Custody Time Limits) Regulations 1987

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations–

“the 1980 Act” means the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980(1);

“the 1985 Act” means the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985.

(2) In these Regulations a reference to a person’s first appearance in relation to proceedings in a magistrates' court for an offence is a reference to the time when first he appears or is brought before the court on an information charging him with that offence.

(3) In these Regulations a reference to the commencement of a summary trial is a reference to the time when the court begins to hear evidence for the prosecution at the trial or, if the court accepts a plea of guilty without hearing such evidence, the time when the plea is accepted.

(4) Any maximunm period set by these Regulations during which a person may be in the custody of a court does not include the day on which the custody commenced.

(5) A custody time limit which would, apart from this paragraph, expire on any of the days to which this paragraph applies shall be treated as expiring on the next preceding day which is not one of those days.

The days to which this paragraph applies are Saturday, Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday and any day which under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971(2)is a bank holiday in England and Wales.

(1)

1980 c. 43.

(2)

1971 c. 80.