The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Service of Prosecution Evidence) Regulations 1998

Made11th December 1998

Laid before Parliament11th December 1998

Coming into force4th January 1999

The Attorney General, in exercise of the power conferred upon him by paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Crime and Disorder Act 19981, hereby makes the following Regulations:

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Service of Prosecution Evidence) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 4th January 1999.

2

1

Where a person is sent for trial under section 51 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 on any charge or charges, copies of the documents containing the evidence on which the charge or charges are based shall, on or before the relevant date, be:

a

served on that person; and

b

given to the Crown Court sitting at the place specified in the notice under subsection (7) of that section.

2

In sub-paragraph (1) above “the relevant date” means the day one year after that person was sent for trial.

John MorrisonHer Majesty’s Attorney General11th December 1998

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations relate to circumstances where a person is sent by a magistrates' court to the Crown Court for trial pursuant to section 51 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.

Regulation 2 provides for the date on or by which the prosecutor shall serve copy documents containing the evidence on which the charge or charges are based on the accused and the Crown Court. This date shall be one year from the date on which the accused was sent for trial by the magistrates' court.