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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1987-preparatory-hearings-rules-1988/article-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/1699",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Justice Act 1987 (Preparatory Hearings) Rules 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1987-preparatory-hearings-rules-1988",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Commencement",
  "text": "These Rules shall come into force on 31st October 1988 and shall apply in relation to any case where—\n(a) the case is committed for trial on or after that date; or\n(b) a notice of transfer in respect of the case is given under section 4 of the Act on or after that date; or\n(c) consent is given by a judge of the High Court on or after that date to the preferment of a bill of indictment in respect of the case.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1699/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T15:57:16.641663+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."
}