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  • Sch. 3 applied by 2013 c. 15 s. 11(4)(b)(i)
  • Sch. 3 applied by S.I. 2020/733 reg. 52(3)(b)(i) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. Regulations revoked prospectively by S.I. 2020/1278, regs. 1(2), 66(4))
  • Sch. 3 applied by S.I. 2021/1404 reg. 34(3)(b)(i) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. The affecting statutory instrument has no effect. It was made under a procedure which meant that it ceased to have effect 28 days after signing unless it was debated and approved in Parliament within that time. Although it was debated, it was not approved by resolutions of both Houses within the required timeframe, so it has expired with no effect. See the Twelfth Report of Session 2022-23 of the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments)

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Section 46.

SCHEDULE 3E+W CORPORATIONS

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C4Sch. 3 extended (prosp.) by Building Societies Act 1986 (c. 53, SIF 16), ss. 54(3)(a)(5), 124, 126(3), Sch. 21 para. 11(4) (but the said Sch. 21 was repealed (22.7.2004) before it came into force by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 c. 14, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 17 Gp. 2)

C6Sch. 3 applied by Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c. 48, SIF 67A) ss. 285(2)(b), the application being in force 13.8.1990 as mentioned in S.I. 1990/1400, art. 2(b)

C7Sch. 3 applied (1.3.1990 for certain purposes as mentioned in S.I. 1990/142, art. 3 but otherwise 1.10.1991) by Companies Act 1989 (c.40, SIF 27), ss. 44(3), 91(3); S.I. 1991/1996, art. 2

Sch. 3 extended (6.1.1997) by S.I. 1996/2827, reg. 70(3)

Sch. 3 applied (with modifications) (16.2.2001) by 2000 c. 41, s. 153(3) (with s. 156(6)); S.I. 2001/222, art. 2, Sch. 1, Pt. I (subject to Transitional Provisions in Pt. II)

Sch. 3 applied (18.6.2001) by 2000 c. 8, s. 403(4)(a); S.I. 2001/1820, art. 2, Sch.

Sch. 3 applied (31.5.2002) by 2001 c. 24, s. 69(4)(a); S.I. 2002/1279, art. 2

Sch. 3 extended (7.11.2002) by 2002 c. 38, ss. 143(5)(a), 148(1) (with Sch. 4 paras. 6-8)

C9Sch. 3 applied (20.1.2007 for specified purposes and 6.4.2007 for further specified purposes and 1.10.2007 for further specified purposes and 6.4.2008 further specified purposes and 1.10.2008 for further specified purposes and otherwise 1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1130(2)(b)(i) (with s. 1133), 1300; S.I. 2006/3428, art. 3(2)(b) (with arts. 6, 12(2)); S.I. 2007/1093, art. 2(2)(c) (with art. 11); S.I. 2007/2194, art. 2(1)(l) (with art. 12); S.I. 2007/3495, arts. {3(3)(g)}, {5(3)(a)} (with arts. 7, 12); S.I. 2008/2860, art. 3(s) (with arts. 5, 7, 8, Sch. 2)

C10Sch. 3 applied (1.2.2007 (W.) for certain purposes and 2.4.2007 (W.) for further certain purposes and 1.7.2007 (E.) for certain purposes, and 22.4.2008 (E.) for further certain purposes and 13.12.2008 (W.) for further certain purposes and otherwise prosp.) by Health Act 2006 (c. 28), ss. 77(4)(a), 83; S.I. 2007/204, arts. {2}, {3}; S.I. 2007/1375, art. 2; S.I. 2008/1147, art. 3(b)(c); S.I. 2008/3171, art. 2(b)

C12Sch. 3 extended (1.1.2010) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 197(5), 211 (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2009/3250, art. 2(g)

C13Sch. 3 applied by 1985 c. 61, s. 10(7) (as substituted (31.3.2009) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 177, 211, Sch. 16 para. 83(4) (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2009/503, art. 2(b)(ii))

C15Sch. 3 applied (12.1.2009) by Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14), ss. 92(3), 170; S.I. 2008/3168, art. 2(1)(q) (subject to art. 2(2) and with transitional provisions in arts. 3-8)

C17Sch. 3 applied (prosp.) by Pensions Act 2008 (c. 30), ss. 47(2)(b)(i), 149

C30Sch. 3 applied (E.) (31.12.2009) by The Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and Movement)(England) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/3219), {art. 40(2)(b)}

C31Sch. 3 applied (W.) (31.12.2009) by The Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and Movement)(Wales) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/3364), {art. 43(2)(b)}

C43Sch. 3 applied (1.7.2011) by Bribery Act 2010 (c. 23), ss. 15(2)(b)(i), 19(1) (with ss. 16, 19(5)); S.I. 2011/1418, art. 2

C46Sch. 3 applied (with modifications) (30.12.2011) by The Wine Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2936), regs. 1(2), 16(2)(b) (with reg. 3(9))

C50Sch. 3 applied (1.2.2007 for W. for specified purposes, 2.4.2007 for W. for specified purposes, 1.7.2007 for E. for specified purposes, 22.4.2008 for E.W.S. for specified purposes, 13.12.2008 for W. for specified purposes, 1.8.2012 for N.I. for specified purposes) by Health Act 2006 (c. 28), ss. 77(4)(a), 83(4)(a), (a), (6)(b), (7), (7); S.I. 2007/204, arts. 2(c), 3(c); S.I. 2007/1375, art. 2(b); S.I. 2008/1147, art. 3(b)(c); S.I. 2008/3171, art. 2(b); S.R. 2012/307, art. 2(b)

C53Sch. 3 applied (with modifications) (1.3.2014) by The Olive Oil (Marketing Standards) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/195), regs. 1, 15(2)(b)

C56Sch. 3 applied by 1949 c. 88, s. 35A(4)(b) (as inserted (1.10.2014) by Intellectual Property Act 2014 (c. 18), ss. 14, 24(1); S.I. 2014/2330, art. 3, Sch.)

C59Sch. 3 applied (with modifications) (W.) (1.1.2015) by The Rural Development Programmes (Wales) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3222), regs. 1(2), 14(4)(c)

C72Sch. 3 applied (with modifications) (W.) (25.12.2015) by The Microchipping of Dogs (Wales) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1990), regs. 1(2), 15(4)(c)

C80Sch. 3 applied (27.4.2017 for specified purposes, 30.9.2017 in so far as not already in force) by Criminal Finances Act 2017 (c. 22), ss. 50(2)(b)(i), 58(5)(6); S.I. 2017/739, reg. 3

C96Sch. 3 applied (temp.) (W.) (11.7.2020 for specified purposes, 13.7.2020 in so far as not already in force) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/725), regs. 1(3)(4), 20(10) (with reg. 5)

C101Sch. 3 applied (1.12.2020) by Wild Animals and Circuses (Wales) Act 2020 (asc 2), ss. 7(4), 12 (with ss. 9, 10)

C139Sch. 3 applied (temp.) (W.) (20.12.2020) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1609), regs. 1(3), 46(5) (with reg. 3) (as amended by: S.I. 2020/1610, regs. 1(2), 2(2); (17.5.2021 at 6.00 a.m.) by S.I. 2021/583, regs. 1(2), 2(2)); (7.8.2021 at the beginning of the day) by S.I. 2021/925, regs. 1(2), 2(2); and (25.11.2021) by S.I. 2021/1304, regs. 1(2), 3)

C150Sch. 3 applied (10.1.2024 for specified purposes) by Online Safety Act 2023 (c. 50), ss. 203(3)(b)(i), 240(1); S.I. 2023/1420, reg. 2(z25)

1(1)A magistrates’ court may commit a corporation for trial by an order in writing empowering the prosecutor to prefer a bill of indictment in respect of the offence named in the order.E+W

(2)An order under this paragraph shall not prohibit the inclusion in the bill of indictment of counts that under section 2 of the Administration of Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1933 may be included in the bill in substitution for, or in addition to, counts charging the offence named in the order.

2E+WA representative may on behalf of a corporation—

[F1(a)[F2make before examining justices such representations as could be made by an accused who is not a corporation;]]

(b)consent to the corporation being tried summarily;

(c)enter a plea of guilty or not guilty on the trial by a magistrates’ court of an information.

Textual Amendments

F1Sch. 3 para. 2(a) substituted (4.7.1996 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 1 para. 39 of the amending Act and S.I. 1997/683) by 1996 c. 25, s. 47, Sch. 1 Pt. I para.13 Pt. III para. 39 (with s. 78(1)); S.I. 1997/683, art. 1(2)

F2Sch. 3 para. 2(a) repealed (18.6.2012 for specified purposes, 5.11.2012 for specified purposes, 28.5.2013 for specified purposes) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), s. 336(3)(4), Sch. 3 para. 51(13)(a), Sch. 37 Pt. 4; S.I. 2012/1320, art. 4(1)(c)(d)(2)(3) (with art. 5) (see S.I. 2012/2574, art. 4(2) and S.I. 2013/1103, art. 4); S.I. 2012/2574, art. 2(2)(3)(c)(d), Sch. (with arts. 3, 4) (as amended (4.11.2012) by S.I. 2012/2761, art. 2) (with S.I. 2013/1103, art. 4); S.I. 2013/1103, art. 2(1)(c)(2)(3) (with arts. 3, 4)

3(1)Where a representative appears, any requirement of this Act that anything shall be done in the presence of the accused, or shall be read or said to the accused, shall be construed as a requirement that that thing shall be done in the presence of the representative or read or said to the representative.E+W

(2)Where a representative does not appear, any such requirement, and any requirement that the consent of the accused shall be obtained for summary trial, shall not apply.

4(1)Notification or intimation for the purposes of subsections (2) and (3) of section 12 above may be given on behalf of a corporation by a director or the secretary of the corporation; and those subsections shall apply in relation to a notification or intimation purporting to be so given as they apply to a notification or intimation purporting to be given by an individual accused.E+W

(2)In this paragraph “director”, in relation to a corporation which is established by or under any enactment for the purpose of carrying on under national ownership any industry or part of an industry or undertaking and whose affairs are managed by the members thereof, means a member of that corporation.

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Textual Amendments

6E+WSubject to the preceding provisions of this Schedule, the provisions of this Act relating to the [F4trial of] indictable offences shall apply to a corporation as they apply to an adult.

Textual Amendments

F4Words in Sch. 3 para. 6 substituted (18.6.2012 for specified purposes, 5.11.2012 for specified purposes, 28.5.2013 for specified purposes) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), s. 336(3)(4), Sch. 3 para. 51(13)(b); S.I. 2012/1320, art. 4(1)(c)(2)(3) (with art. 5) (see S.I. 2012/2574, art. 4(2) and S.I. 2013/1103, art. 4); S.I. 2012/2574, art. 2(2)(3)(c), Sch. (with arts. 3, 4) (as amended (4.11.2012) by S.I. 2012/2761, art. 2) (with S.I. 2013/1103, art. 4); S.I. 2013/1103, art. 2(1)(c)(2)(3) (with arts. 3, 4)

7E+WWhere a corporation and an individual who has attained the age of 17 are jointly charged before a magistrates’ court with an offence triable either way, the court shall not try either of the accused summarily unless each of them consents to be so tried.

8E+WSubsection (6) of section 33 of the M1Criminal Justice Act 1925 shall apply to a representative for the purposes of this Schedule as it applies to a representative for the purposes of that section.

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