The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023

Amendments to the Criminal Procedure Rules

4.  In Part 4 (Service of documents)—

(a) in rule 4.6 (Service by electronic means), for paragraph (3) substitute—

“(3) Where the person to be served under this rule is the court officer—

(a) the address for service is the relevant court office; and

(b) if service is by deposit under paragraph (2)(b), notice of that deposit—

(i) must be given only where arrangements for use of the electronic address advertised under rule 4.1(3) so require, and

(ii) if so required, must be given in accordance with those arrangements.”; and

(b) in rule 4.11 (Date of service)—

(i) at the end of paragraph (2)(d)(ii) omit “or”,

(ii) renumber paragraph (2)(d)(iii) as (2)(d)(iv),

(iii) in paragraph (2)(d)(iv) as thus renumbered after “sent” insert “, deposited”, and

(iv) after paragraph (2)(d)(ii) insert—

“(iii) on the day of its deposit under rule 4.6(2)(b), if that day is a business day and if under rule 4.6(3)(b) no notice of deposit is required, or”.