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PART 1Introduction

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations—

(a)amend—

(i)the Crown Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1979(1),

(ii)the Magistrates’ Courts Rules (Northern Ireland) 1984(2), and

(iii)the Criminal Procedure Rules 2015(3);

(b)may be cited as the Criminal Procedure (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019; and

(c)come into force on exit day.

Extent

2.—(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), these Regulations extend to Northern Ireland and England and Wales.

(2) An amendment made by these Regulations has the same extent as the provision to which it applies.

Transitional and saving provision

3.—(1) This regulation applies to a case in which a transitional or saving provision of one of the following instruments preserves a right, discretion or duty conferred or imposed by legislation which that instrument repeals, revokes or amends—

(a)the Law Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019(4);

(b)the Criminal Justice (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019(5).

(2) To the extent that such a right, discretion or duty is preserved—

(a)the amendments made by these Regulations do not apply; and

(b)the provisions of the instruments listed in regulation 1(a) of these Regulations applicable to the exercise of that right, discretion or duty continue to apply.

Interpretation

4.—(1) In Part 2 of these Regulations a reference to a rule by number alone means the rule so numbered in the Crown Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1979.

(2) In Part 3 of these Regulations a reference to a rule by number alone means the rule so numbered in the Magistrates’ Courts Rules (Northern Ireland) 1984.

(3) In Part 4 of these Regulations a reference to a Part or rule by number alone means the Part or rule so numbered in the Criminal Procedure Rules 2015.

(1)

S.R. 1979 No. 90; to which the most recent relevant amendments were made by S.R. 2018 No. 24, S.R. 2011 No. 230 and S.R. 2004 No. 233.

(2)

S.R. 1984 No. 225; to which the most recent relevant amendments were made by S.R. 2018 No. 25, S.R. 2011 No. 418, S.R. 2010 No.12 and S.R. 2004 No. 204.