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1.—(1) These Rules may be cited as the Crown Court (Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996) (Disclosure) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1997 and shall come into operation on 1st January 1998.
(2) In these Rules—
“the Act” means the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996(1) and a reference to a section or Part by number is a reference to the section or Part so numbered in the Act;
“the chief clerk” means the chief clerk of the Crown Court at the place where a case is being or is to be tried and includes such other member of the Northern Ireland Court Service as may be authorised to act on his behalf for the purpose in question;
“a scheduled offence” means an offence which is scheduled within the meaning of section 1 of the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1996(2);
“the start of the trial” and cognate expressions shall be construed in accordance with section 39(3)(3) of the Act.
1996 c. 25; as modified in its application to Northern Ireland by Schedule 4 to the Act
Section 39 is modified in its application to Northern Ireland by paragraph 15 of Schedule 4 to the Act
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