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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-adjournal-criminal-procedure-rules-1996/schedule-2/rule-2.3A",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/513",
  "legislation_title": "Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules) 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-adjournal-criminal-procedure-rules-1996",
  "path": "schedule/2/rule/2.3A",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "2.3A",
  "heading": "Service etc. on accused through a solicitor",
  "text": "(1) Where ... anything is to be served on, given, notified or intimated to a solicitor under section 72G or section 148D of the Act of 1995 it shall be—\n(a) delivered to the solicitor personally;\n(b) left for the solicitor with an employee or partner of the solicitor at the solicitor’s place of business; or\n(c) posted to the solicitor’s place of business by the first class recorded delivery service,\nwith a notice in Form 2.3A.\n(2) Paragraph (3) applies where a party requires to intimate—\n(a) a vulnerable witness notice in accordance with section 271A(13) of the Act of 1995 (child and deemed vulnerable witnesses); or\n(b) a vulnerable witness application in accordance with section 271C(11) of the Act of 1995 (vulnerable witness application).\n(3) Intimation may be given to a solicitor under section 72G or 148D of the Act of 1995 by—\n(a) any of the methods specified in paragraph (1); or\n(b) sending it to the solicitor via the CJSM system, if that solicitor is a CJSM user.\n(4) In this rule—\n“CJSM user” means a solicitor who has an active account on the CJSM system;\n“CJSM system” means the Criminal Justice Secure eMail system managed by the Ministry of Justice to facilitate the transmission of encrypted sensitive information between criminal justice organisations and practitioners.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 rule 2.3A inserted (4.10.2004) by Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No. 4) (Criminal Procedure (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2004) 2004 (S.S.I. 2004/434), paras. 1(1), 2(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Sch. 2 rule 2.3A renumbered as Sch. 2 rule 2.3A(1) (with effect in accordance with para. 1(3) of the amending S.S.I.) by Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules 1996 and Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules 1996 Amendment) (No. 4) (Sheriff Appeal Court) 2015 Amendment) (Miscellaneous) 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/295), paras. 1(2), 2(2)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 rule 2.3A omitted (10.12.2007) by virtue of Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No. 6) (Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007) 2007 (S.S.I. 2007/511), paras. 1(1), 2(1)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 rule 2.3A inserted (10.12.2007) by Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No. 6) (Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007) 2007 (S.S.I. 2007/511), paras. 1(1), 2(1)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Sch. 2 rule 2.3A(2)-(4) inserted (with effect in accordance with para. 1(3) of the amending S.S.I.) by Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules 1996 and Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules 1996 Amendment) (No. 4) (Sheriff Appeal Court) 2015 Amendment) (Miscellaneous) 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/295), paras. 1(2), 2(2)(b)"
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