2012 No. 1726 (L. 6)

Senior Courts Of England And Wales
Magistrates’ Courts, England And Wales

The Criminal Procedure Rules 2012

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Criminal Procedure Rule Committee—

a

revokes the Criminal Procedure Rules 20111 and makes the following Rules under section 69 of the Courts Act 20032, after consulting in accordance with section 72(1)(a) of that Act; and

b

in making the Rules listed in the first column of this table, exercises also the powers listed in the corresponding entry in the second column—

Rule

Power

Part 6, sections 1, 2 and 3

Paragraph 10 of Schedule 5, paragraph 4 of Schedule 6, and paragraph 5 of Schedule 6A to the Terrorism Act 20003

Part 6, sections 1, 2 and 4

Sections 351(2), 362(2), 369(2) and 375(1) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 20024

6.26

Section 74(3) of the Senior Courts Act 19815

10.4

Paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 19966

19.6

Section 5B(9) of the Bail Act 19767

Part 21

Section 48 of the Criminal Law Act 19778

33.4

Section 81 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 19849 and section 20(3) of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 199610

34.4

Section 132(4) of the Criminal Justice Act 200311

42.4

Section 155(7) of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 200012

57.7, 61.6, 61.8 and 61.9

Section 91 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 200213

62.16

Section 19 of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 199614

63.10

Sections 73(2) and 74(2), (3) and (4) of the Senior Courts Act 198115

65.8

Section 87(4) of the Senior Courts Act 198116

76.6

Section 52 of the Senior Courts Act 198117

These rules may be cited as the Criminal Procedure Rules 2012 and shall come into force on 1st October 2012.