Section 8 Rules of Court.

United Kingdom

(1)

Matters falling to be prescribed under this Act shall be prescribed by rules, being—

(a)

in England and Wales, magistrates’ courts rules made under section 15 of the Justices of the M1Peace Act 1949;

(b)

in Scotland, rules made by Act of Adjournal under F1section 306 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995;

(c)

in Northern Ireland, magistrates’ courts rules within the meaning of F2Article 13 of the Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981.

(2)

The power to make such rules as are mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (c) of subsection (1) of this section shall include power to make rules for any of the purposes of this Act, . . . F3

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in s. 8(1)(b) substituted (1.4.1996) by virtue of 1995 c. 40, ss. 5, 7(2), Sch. 4 para.5.
F2: Words substituted by S.I. 1981/1675 (N.I. 26), art. 170(2), Sch. 6 para. 11
F3: Words repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1986 (c. 12), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt.I Group 4

Marginal citations

M1: 1949 c. 101.

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1: Act repealed (1.1.2004) by Extradition Act 2003 (c. 41), ss. 218(a), 220, 221, Sch. 4; S.I. 2003/3103, art. 2 (subject to savings in arts. 3-5 for extraditions made on or before 31.12.2003) (as amended by S.I. 2003/3312, art. 2 and S.I. 2003/3258, art. 2); and which Act in so far as it is still in force is amended (1.9.2004 for specified purposes and 1.4.2005 otherwise) by Courts Act 2003 (c. 39), s. 109(1), Sch. 8 paras. 119-123; S.I. 2004/2066, art. 2 (subject to art. 3); S.I. 2005/910, art. 3; and further amended (1.10.2009) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 40(4), Sch. 9 para. 14; S.I. 2009/1604, art. 2; and further amended (18.6.2012 for specified purposes, 5.11.2012 for specified purposes and 28.5.2013 for specified purposes) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), ss. 41, 336(3)(4), Sch. 3 para. 41, Sch. 37 Pt. 4; S.I. 2012/1320, art. 4 (with art. 5); S.I. 2012/2574, art. 2, Sch. (with arts. 3, 4) (as amended by S.I. 2012/2761, art. 2); S.I. 2013/1103, art. 2 (with arts. 3, 4)