Amendments to the Criminal Procedure Rules13.

In the preamble to the Criminal Procedure Rules 2020, in sub-paragraph (b)—

(a)

in the first column, headed “Rule”, immediately after the entry for Part 8 insert “9.2” and in the second column, headed “Power”, in the corresponding position insert “Section 86A(2) of the Courts Act 200326”;

(b)

in the entries for rule 24.11 and rule 25.16, for “Section 174(4) of the Criminal Justice Act 200327” in each place it occurs substitute “Section 52(4) of the Sentencing Act 202028”;

(c)

in the entry for rule 28.4, for “Section 155(7) of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 200029” substitute “Section 385(7) of the Sentencing Act 2020”; and

(d)

in the entry immediately after the entry for rule 47.49, for “47.66 to 47.71 inclusive” in the first column substitute “47.63 to 47.68 inclusive”.