2020 No. 759 (L. 19)
Senior Courts Of England And Wales
Magistrates’ Courts, England And Wales

The Criminal Procedure Rules 2020

Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force

The Criminal Procedure Rule Committee—

(a)
revokes the Criminal Procedure Rules 20151 and makes the following Rules under section 69 of the Courts Act 20032, after consulting in accordance with section 72(1)(a) of that Act; and
(b)

in making the Rules listed in the first column of this table, exercises also the powers listed in the corresponding entry in the second column—

Rule

Power

2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8 and 2.9

Section 67B(1) of the Courts Act 20033

3.16

Section 86A(2) of the Courts Act 20034

3.21

Section 86A(2) of the Courts Act 2003

3.32

Section 77(1) of the Senior Courts Act 19815

4.1 and 4.12

Section 12(1) and (3) of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 19886

5.5

Section 32(1) of the Criminal Appeal Act 19687

Part 8

Section 48(1) of the Criminal Law Act 19778

Part 10

Section 2 of the Indictments Act 19159 and section 2(6) of the Administration of Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 193310

14.6

Section 5B(9) of the Bail Act 197611

16.4

Section 9(2A) of the Criminal Justice Act 196712

19.3

Section 81(1) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 198413 and section 20(3) of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 199614

20.4

Section 132(4) of the Criminal Justice Act 200315

Part 23

Sections 37(5) and 38(6) and (7) of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 199916

24.11

Section 174(4) of the Criminal Justice Act 200317

24.14

Section 12(7ZA) of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 198018

25.16

Section 174(4) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003

28.4

Section 155(7) of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 200019

29.4

Section 2 of the Commissioners for Oaths Act 188920

33.7, 33.37, 33.39 and 33.40

Section 91 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 200221

33.47

Section 52(1) of the Senior Courts Act 198122

34.11

Sections 73(2) and 74(2), (3) and (4) of the Senior Courts Act 198123

36.8

Section 87(4) of the Senior Courts Act 198124

37.6

Section 49(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003

38.9

Section 73(2) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003

40.8

Section 159(6) of the Criminal Justice Act 198825

42.14, 42.18, 42.19 and 42.20

Section 91 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

44.2

Section 30(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 200326 and section 2 of the Commissioners for Oaths Act 188927

45.6 and 45.7

Section 52(1) of the Senior Courts Act 1981

47.4 and 47.10; 47.24 and 47.30

Paragraph 15A of Schedule 1 to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 198428

47.4 and 47.11 to 47.16 inclusive

Paragraph 10(2) of Schedule 5, paragraph 14(2) of Schedule 5A, paragraph 4(1) of Schedule 6 and paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 6A to the Terrorism Act 200029

47.4 and 47.17 to 47.22 inclusive

Sections 351(2), 362(2), 369(2) and 375(1) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 200230

47.4 and 47.23

Section 157(9) of the Extradition Act 200331

47.24 and 47.31

Paragraph 11(5) of Schedule 5 to the Terrorism Act 200032

47.24 and 47.32

Section 352(8) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 200233

47.24 and 47.33

Section 160(10) of the Extradition Act 200334

47.35 and 47.38

Section 59(13) of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 200135

47.49

Section 74(3) of the Senior Courts Act 198136

47.66 to 47.71 inclusive

Sections 11(1) and 18(2) of the Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Act 201937

48.16

Section 19 of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 199638

50.17

Section 67 of the Senior Courts Act 198139

50.23

Sections 36A(4), 36B(3), 118A(4) and 118B(3) of the Extradition Act 200340

50.30

Sections 19(3) and 66(1) of the Senior Courts Act 198141

These Rules may be cited as the Criminal Procedure Rules 2020 and shall come into force on 5th October 2020.