C1Part 7Procedure rules and practice directions
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Modifications etc. (not altering text)
Criminal Procedure Rules and practice directions
I169Criminal Procedure Rules
1
There are to be rules of court (to be called “Criminal Procedure Rules”) governing the practice and procedure to be followed in the criminal courts.
2
Criminal Procedure Rules are to be made by a committee known as the Criminal Procedure Rule Committee.
3
The power to make Criminal Procedure Rules includes power to make different provision for different cases or different areas, including different provision—
a
for a specified court or description of courts, or
b
for specified descriptions of proceedings or a specified jurisdiction.
4
Any power to make or alter Criminal Procedure Rules is to be exercised with a view to securing that—
a
the criminal justice system is accessible, fair and efficient, and
b
the rules are both simple and simply expressed.
Pt. 7 modified (6.4.2008) by Serious Crime Act 2007 (c. 27), ss. 36(4), 94(1); S.I. 2008/755, art. 15(1)(f)