Part III PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
The Crown Court
Distribution of business
77 Committal for trial: date of trial.
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The trial of a person F3sent for trial—
a
shall not begin until the prescribed minimum period has expired except with his consent and the consent of the prosecutor;and
b
shall not begin later than the expiry of the prescribed maximum period unless a judge of the Crown Court otherwise orders.
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For the purposes of this section the prescribed minimum and maximum periods shall begin with the date F4when the defendant is sent for trial and the trial shall be taken to begin when the defendant is arraigned.
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In this section “relevant transfer provision” means—
a
section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1987, or
b
section 53 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991.