Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Act of Adjournal)
This Act of Adjournal adds new rules and Forms to the Criminal Procedure Rules 1996 to deal with matters arising out of the Human Rights Act 1998.
New rule 41.2 makes provision for the citing of evidence of judgments, opinions etc of the European Court of Human Rights, the European Commission of Human Rights and the Committee of Ministers.
New rules 41.3 to 41.5 make provision for proceedings related to declarations of incompatibility under section 4 of the 1998 Act.
Forms 41.3—A to 42.4 are Forms related to the new rules.