# The Criminal Justice Act 1987 (Preparatory Hearings) Rules 1997, Article 6: Determination of application and/or order for a preparatory hearing


(1) An application under section 7(2) of the Act shall be determined without a hearing unless a judge of the Crown Court otherwise directs, and the appropriate officer of the Crown Court shall serve notice on the parties in the case of the time and place of any such hearing.
(2) The appropriate officer of the Crown Court shall serve notice of the determination of an application, or of an order for a preparatory hearing made of a judge’s own motion, in Form 5306, on the parties in the case.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1051/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1987-preparatory-hearings-rules-1997/article-6
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