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(1)It is for the Crown Court Rules Committee to make Crown Court rules.
(2)After making Crown Court rules the Committee must submit them to the Lord Chancellor.
(3)The Lord Chancellor must allow or disallow Crown Court rules submitted to him.
(4)Crown Court rules have effect only if allowed by the Lord Chancellor.
(5)If the Lord Chancellor disallows Crown Court rules, the Lord Chancellor must give the Committee written reasons why he has disallowed them.
(6)Subsection (7) applies if the Lord Chancellor gives the Committee written notice that he thinks it is expedient for Crown Court rules to include provision that would achieve a purpose specified in the notice.
(7)The Committee must make such Crown Court rules as it considers necessary to achieve the specified purpose.
(8)Those Crown Court rules must be—
(a)made within a reasonable period after the Lord Chancellor gives notice under subsection (6);
(b)made in accordance with this section.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 53A inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 15(2), 148(1), Sch. 5 para. 28; S. I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 12(a)
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