Paragraph 3

(1)

In the case of any criminal proceedings falling under paragraph (2)—

(a)

the coming into force of sections 18, 57 to 61, 67 to 72 and 74 of the 2003 Act confers no additional prosecution right of appeal;

(b)

the coming into force of sections 309 and 310 of the 2003 Act confers no additional power to order a preparatory hearing on a judge of the Crown Court; and

(c)

the coming into force of section 311 of the 2003 Act does not alter the jurisdiction in which reporting restrictions may apply in those proceedings.

(2)

The criminal proceedings to which this paragraph applies are those in which one of the following occurred before 4^th April 2005—

(a)

the defendant was committed for trial;

(b)

the proceedings were transferred to the Crown Court under section 53 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 M1 or section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1987 M2;

(c)

an order was made by a magistrates court that the accused be sent for trial for an indictable only offence under section 51 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 M3; or

(d)

a bill of indictment was preferred by the direction or with the consent of a judge of the High Court.

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1: 1991 c. 53.
M2: 1987 c. 38.
M3: 1998 c. 37.