The Crown Court (Amendment) Rules 1999

Made16th October 1999

Laid before Parliament18th October 1999

Coming into force12th November 1999

We, the Crown Court Rule Committee, in exercise of the powers conferred on us by sections 73(2), 74(2), (3) and (7), 84 and 86 of the Supreme Court Act 19811, make the following Rules:

Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

These Rules may be cited as the Crown Court (Amendment) Rules 1999 and shall come into force on 12th November 1999.

2

In these Rules a rule referred to by number alone means the rule so numbered in the Crown Court Rules 19822.

Amendments to Crown Court Rules 19822

1

In rule 3(4) the words from “or of proceedings on committal” to “section 67 of the Mental Health Act 19593” shall be omitted.

2

In rule 4(1) the words “or any proceedings on committal to the Court for sentence” shall be omitted.

3

Rule 4(2) shall be omitted.

4

In rule 5, the words from “or of proceedings” to the end of that rule shall be omitted.

J. W. Kay, JMichael McKenzieG. D. GrigsonCharles HarrisL. DickinsonL. GarnerJoanna Korner, Q.C.The Crown Court Rule Committee8th October 1999

Irvine of Lairg, C16th October 1999

(This note is not part of the Rules)

These Rules make amendments to the Crown Rules 1982 consequential on the removal, by section 79 of the Access to Justice Act 1999, of the requirement in section 74(1) of the Supreme Court Act 1981, that the Crown Court should include justices of the peace when hearing a committal for sentence.