SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 36Further minor and consequential amendments

Part 4Trials on indictment without a jury

Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (c. 23)

I149

The Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 is amended as follows.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I1

Sch. 36 Pt. 4 wholly in force at 8.1.2007; Sch. 36 Pt. 4 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 336(3); Sch. 36 Pt. 4 in force for E.W. at 24.7.2006 by S.I. 2006/1835, art. 2 (subject to art. 3); Sch. 36 Pt. 4 in force in so far as not already in force at 8.1.2007 by S.I. 2006/3422, art. 2

I250

In section 7A(6)(a) (powers of non-legal staff) for “by a jury” there is substituted “ on indictment ”.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I2

Sch. 36 Pt. 4 wholly in force at 8.1.2007; Sch. 36 Pt. 4 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 336(3); Sch. 36 Pt. 4 in force for E.W. at 24.7.2006 by S.I. 2006/1835, art. 2 (subject to art. 3); Sch. 36 Pt. 4 in force in so far as not already in force at 8.1.2007 by S.I. 2006/3422, art. 2

I351

1

Section 22 (power of Secretary of State to set time limits in relation to preliminary stages of criminal proceedings) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (11A)—

a

for “when a jury is sworn” there is substituted “ at the time when a jury is sworn ”,

b

for “a jury is sworn” there is substituted “ the time when a jury is sworn ”.

3

After that subsection there is inserted—

11AA

The references in subsection (11A) above to the time when a jury is sworn include the time when that jury would be sworn but for the making of an order under Part 7 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003.