9.15.—(1) This rule applies where—
(a)a magistrates’ court sends the defendant to the Crown Court for trial; and
(b)the prosecutor serves on the defendant copies of the documents containing the evidence on which the prosecution case relies.
(2) The prosecutor must at the same time serve copies of those documents on the Crown Court officer.
[Note. See The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Service of Prosecution Evidence) Regulations 2005(1). The time for service of the prosecution evidence is prescribed by regulation 2. It is—
(a)not more than 50 days after sending for trial, where the defendant is in custody; and
(b)not more than 70 days after sending for trial, where the defendant is on bail.]
S.I. 2005/902; amended by S.I. 2012/1345.