Criminal Justice Act 1991

Procedures for indictment of offenders

8(1)In subsection (2) of section 2 of the [1933 c. 36.] Administration of Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1933 (procedures for indictment of offenders), after paragraph (aa), there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

(ab)the offence is specified in a notice of transfer under section 53 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 (violent or sexual offences against children); or.

(2)In paragraph (iA) of the proviso to that subsection—

(a)after the words “paragraph (aa)” there shall be inserted the words “or (ab)”; and

(b)for the words “regulations under section 5(9) of the [1987 c. 38.] Criminal Justice Act 1987” there shall be substituted the the words “regulations under the relevant provision”.

(3)At the end of that proviso there shall be inserted the words “and in paragraph (iA) above “the relevant provision” means section 5(9) of the [1987 c. 38.] Criminal Justice Act 1987 in a case to which paragraph (aa) above applies, and paragraph 4 of Schedule 6 to the Criminal Justice Act 1991 in a case to which paragraph (ab) above applies”.