Crime and Disorder Act 1998

Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (c. 25)

125In subsection (2) of section 1 of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (application of Part I of that Act)—

(a)after paragraph (c) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“(cc)a person is charged with an offence for which he is sent for trial under section 51 (no committal proceedings for indictable-only offences) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998,”; and

(b)at the end there shall be inserted the words “or

(f)a bill of indictment charging a person with an indictable offence is preferred under section 22B(3)(a) of the [1985 c. 23.] Prosecution of Offences Act 1985.”

126In section 5 of that Act (compulsory disclosure by accused), after subsection (3) there shall be inserted the following subsection—

“(3A)Where this Part applies by virtue of section 1(2)(cc), this section does not apply unless—

(a)copies of the documents containing the evidence have been served on the accused under regulations made under paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998; and

(b)a copy of the notice under subsection (7) of section 51 of that Act has been served on him under that subsection.”

127In subsection (1) of section 13 of that Act (time limits: transitional)—

(a)after the words “section 1(2)(b) or (c),” there shall be inserted the words—

“(cc)the accused is sent for trial under section 51 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (where this Part applies by virtue of section 1(2)(cc)),”; and

(b)after the words “section 1(2)(e)” there shall be inserted the words “or (f)”.

128In subsection (1)(a) of section 28 of that Act (introduction to Part III), after the words “committed for trial” there shall be inserted the words “, or sent for trial under section 51 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998,”.

129In subsection (1) of section 39 of that Act (meaning of pre-trial hearing), after the words “committed for trial for the offence concerned” there shall be inserted the words “, after the accused has been sent for trial for the offence under section 51 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998,”.