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37.1.—(1) On the summary trial of an information, where the accused does not plead guilty, the prosecutor shall call the evidence for the prosecution, and before doing so may address the court.
(2) At the conclusion of the evidence for the prosecution, the accused may address the court, whether or not he afterwards calls evidence.
(3) At the conclusion of the evidence, if any, for the defence, the prosecutor may call evidence to rebut that evidence.
(4) At the conclusion of the evidence for the defence and the evidence, if any, in rebuttal, the accused may address the court if he has not already done so.
(5) Either party may, with the leave of the court, address the court a second time, but where the court grants leave to one party it shall not refuse leave to the other.
(6) Where both parties address the court twice the prosecutor shall address the court for the second time before the accused does so.
[Note. Formerly rule 13 of the Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981(1).]
S.I. 1981/552; amending instruments relevant to this Part are S.I. 1983/523, 1992/729, 1993/1183, 1997/706, 2001/610 and 2003/1236.
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