9.14.—(1) This rule applies where—
(a)under rule 9.10 or rule 9.13, the court allocates the case to the Crown Court for trial;
(b)under rule 9.11, the defendant does not agree to trial in a magistrates’ court; or
(c)under rule 9.12, the court grants the prosecutor’s application for Crown Court trial.
(2) In the following sequence, the court must—
(a)invite the prosecutor to make representations about any ancillary matters, including bail and directions for the management of the case in the Crown Court;
(b)invite the defendant to make any such representations; and
(c)exercise its powers to—
(i)send the defendant to the Crown Court for trial, and
(ii)give any ancillary directions.
[Note. See sections 21 and 24A of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980(1) and section 51 of the Crime and Disorder 1998(2). See also rule 9.3 (matters to be specified on sending for trial).]
1980 c. 43; section 21 is amended by paragraphs 1 and 7 of Schedule 3 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44) in relation to certain local justice areas (see S.I. 2012/1320) and otherwise with effect from a date to be appointed.
1998 c. 37; section 51 is substituted by paragraphs 15 and 18 of Schedule 3 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44) for certain purposes (see S.I. 2005/950) and in relation to certain local justice areas (see S.I. 2012/1320), and otherwise with effect from a date to be appointed. It was further amended by section 59 of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 11 to, the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4).