Article 5 Amendments to the Criminal Procedure Rules 2014

for paragraph (1)(b) substitute—

“(b)

a prosecutor with the power to do so issues—

(i)

a written charge and requisition, or

(ii)

a written charge and single justice procedure notice

under section 29 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003^f1;”,

for paragraph (2) substitute—

“(2)

In this Part, ‘authorised prosecutor’ means a prosecutor authorised under section 29 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 to issue a written charge and requisition or single justice procedure notice.”, and

for the third paragraph of the note to the rule substitute—

“Under section 29 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, a prosecutor authorised under that section may issue a written charge alleging that someone has committed an offence, and either—

(a)

a requisition requiring that person to attend court; or

(b)

a notice that the single justice procedure under section 16A of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980^f2 and rule 37.9 of these Rules applies.

Section 30 of the 2003 Act^f3 contains other provisions about written charges, requisitions and single justice procedure notices.”;