# The Criminal Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2006, Article 13: Amendments to the Criminal Procedure Rules 2005

Extent: E+W
Status: prospective

In Part 15 (Preparatory hearings in cases of serious fraud and other complex or lengthy cases in the Crown Court)—
(a) 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; 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,
must apply under this rule for a preparatory hearing, whether or not the defendant has applied for one.”; and
(b) 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”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/2636/article/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-amendment-no-2-rules-2006/article-13
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