The Crown Court (Amendment) Rules 1997

• Citation: S.I. 1997/701
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation and commencement

(1) These Rules may be cited as the Crown Court (Amendment) Rules 1997 and shall, subject to paragraph (2) below, come into force on 1st April 1997.

(2) These Rules shall have effect in the same way as Schedules 1 and 2 to the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 have effect.

Section 2 Amendment of Crown Court Rules 1982

The Crown Court Rules 1982 shall be amended by substituting for rule 22 the following—

(22) Any objection under paragraph 1(3)(c) or paragraph 2(3)(c) of Schedule 2 to the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 to the reading out at the trial of a statement or deposition without further evidence shall be made in writing to the prosecutor and the Crown Court within 14 days of the accused being committed for trial unless the court at its discretion permits such an objection to be made outside that period.