# Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules) 1996, Paragraph 22.8: Application for prohibition of personal conduct of defence


(1) An application under section 288F(2)(a) of the Act of 1995 (prohibition of personal conduct of defence) shall be made by minute in Form 22.8–A.
(2) The minute shall be lodged with the clerk of court and served on all parties by the minuter.
(3) On receipt of a minute under paragraph (1), or on the court’s own motion, the court shall make an order endorsed on the minute or recorded in the minute of proceedings—
(a) fixing a diet for a hearing of the application or to hear parties; and
(b) for service of the minute or order with the date on all parties and to the governor of any institution in which the accused is detained.
(4) Where a party is not represented or personally present at a hearing under paragraph (3) when an order is made under section 288F of the Act of 1995 (order prohibiting personal conduct of defence) the clerk of court shall intimate the order to that party.
(5) On the making of an order under section 288F of the Act of 1995 in the absence of the accused, the prosecutor shall forthwith serve on the accused a notice in Form 22.8–B.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/513/schedule/2/paragraph/22.8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-adjournal-criminal-procedure-rules-1996/schedule-2/paragraph-22.8
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