# The Criminal Justice Act 1987 (Preparatory Hearings) Rules 1997, Article 3: Application for a preparatory hearing


(1) An application under section 7(2) of the Act shall be made in writing in Form 5305, shall be served on the appropriate officer of the Crown Court, and shall include a concise statement of the grounds, having regard to the matters specified in subsection (1) of that section, for the making of the application.
(2) The person making the application shall, at the same time as he serves the application on the appropriate officer of the Crown Court, as referred to in paragraph (1) above, serve a copy of the application on the other party or, if there is more than one, each of the other parties in the case.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1051/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1987-preparatory-hearings-rules-1997/article-3
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