{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/access-to-justice-act-1999/section-67",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/access-to-justice-act-1999/section-67.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1999/22",
  "legislation_title": "Access to Justice Act 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/access-to-justice-act-1999",
  "path": "section/67",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "67",
  "heading": "Time limits where accused sent for trial.",
  "text": "(1) In paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (regulations about service of evidence where a person is sent without committal proceedings to Crown Court)—\n(a) in sub-paragraph (1) (regulations to provide that evidence be served on or before the relevant date) omit the words “on or before the relevant date” and after paragraph (b) insert “ before the expiry of the period prescribed by the regulations; but the judge may at his discretion extend or further extend that period. ”, and\n(b) for sub-paragraph (2) substitute—\n“(2) The regulations may make provision as to the procedure to be followed on an application for the extension or further extension of a period under sub-paragraph (1) above.”\n(2) In section 13(1) of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (transitional time limits relating to service of unused material), after paragraph (c) insert—\n“(ca) copies of the documents containing the evidence on which the charge or charges are based are served on the accused (where this Part applies by virtue of section 1(2)(cc)),”.\n(3) In section 22 of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (time limits in preliminary stages of criminal proceedings), in paragraph (a) of the definition of “appropriate court” in subsection (11) (which has effect so as to allow the Crown Court to extend time limits where the accused is committed for trial or indicted), after “trial” insert “ , sent for trial under section 51 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 ”.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 67(3) repealed (18.6.2012 for specified purposes, 5.11.2012 for specified purposes, 28.5.2013 for specified purposes) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), s. 336(3)(4), Sch. 37 Pt. 4; S.I. 2012/1320, art. 4(1)(d)(2)(3) (with art. 5) (see S.I. 2012/2574, art. 4(2) and S.I. 2013/1103, art. 4); S.I. 2012/2574, art. 2(2)(3)(d), Sch. (with arts. 3, 4) (as amended (4.11.2012) by S.I. 2012/2761, art. 2) (with S.I. 2013/1103, art. 4); S.I. 2013/1103, art. 2(1)(d)(2)(3) (with arts. 3, 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1998 c.37."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1996 c.25."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "1985 c.23."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M4",
      "text": "1998 c.37."
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 67 partly in force; s. 67 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 108(1); s. 67(1)(3) in force at 27.9.1999 see s. 108(3)(b); s. 67(2) in force for certain areas at 27.9.1999 by S.I. 1999/2657, art. 2(b), Sch. 1; s. 67(2) in force insofar as not already in force (8.1.2001) by S.I. 2000/3280, art. 2(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/22/section/67",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:21:52.561428+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}