Article 13 Amendments to the Criminal Procedure Rules 2005I1

for rule 15.1(2), substitute—

“(2)

A prosecutor who wants the court to order that—

(a)

the trial will be conducted without a jury under section 43 or section 44 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003^f1; or

(b)

the trial of some of the counts included in the indictment will be conducted without a jury under section 17 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004^f2,

must apply under this rule for a preparatory hearing, whether or not the defendant has applied for one.”; and

in rule 15.4(1), omit “for the purpose of determining whether to make an order that the trial will be conducted without a jury under section 43 or section 44 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003”.