The Crown Court (Amendment) Rules 2004

1.—(1) These Rules may be cited as the Crown Court (Amendment) Rules 2004.

(2) These Rules shall come into force on 26th April 2004.

(3) The coming into force of the Schedule to these Rules shall not affect the operation of rules 30 to 32 of the Crown Court Rules 1982(1), as inserted by the Crown Court (Amendment) Rules 1991(2), in respect of —

(a) any summons or order to which section 2 of the Criminal Justice (International (Co-operation) Act 1990 (“the 1990 Act”) applies and which is issued or made prior to 26th April 2004;

(b) any letter of request or corresponding document issued under section 3 of the 1990 Act prior to 26th April 2004;

(c) any nomination made by the Secretary of State under section 4(2) of the 1990 Act prior to 26th April 2004.

2.  The Schedule to these Rules substitutes rules in the Crown Court Rules 1982.

3.  At the end of Part III of Schedule 3 to the Crown Court Rule 1982 (enactments relating to appeals to Crown Court: appeals in which notice of appeal is to state grounds of appeal) add —

“2003 c. 44

The Criminal Justice Act 2003

section 16”.

Falconer of Thoroton,

Kay, L.J.

C. Hagen, Q.C

J.V. Pegden, Q.C.

D. Matheson, Q.C.

E. Smith

Dated 5th April 2004