Amendments to the Criminal Procedure Rules

7.  In Part 9 (Allocation and sending for trial)—

(a)in the note to rule 9.8 (Adult defendant: request for plea), for “see sections 4 and 6 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000(1)” substitute “see sections 18 and 20 of the Sentencing Act 2020(2)”;

(b)in the note to rule 9.11 (Adult defendant: allocation for magistrates’ court trial), for “see sections 3, 3A, 3C, and 6 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000(3)” substitute “see sections 14, 15, 17 and 20 of the Sentencing Act 2020”; and

(c)in the note to rule 9.13 (Young defendant), for “see sections 3B, 3C, 4A and 6 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000(4)” substitute “see sections 16, 17, 19 and 20 of the Sentencing Act 2020”.

(1)

2000 c. 6; sections 4 and 6 were repealed by section 413 of, and Schedule 28 to, the Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17).

(3)

2000 c. 6; sections 3, 3A, 3C and 6 were repealed by section 413 of, and Schedule 28 to, the Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17).

(4)

2000 c. 6; sections 3B, 3C, 4A and 6 were repealed by section 413 of, and Schedule 28 to, the Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17).