# The Criminal Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2015, Article 5: Amendments to the Criminal Procedure Rules 2014


In Part 7 (Starting a prosecution in a magistrates’ court)—
(a) in rule 7.1 (When this Part applies)—
(i) 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;”,
(ii) 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
(iii) 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 and rule 37.9 of these Rules applies.
Section 30 of the 2003 Act contains other provisions about written charges, requisitions and single justice procedure notices.”;
(b) in rule 7.2 (Information and written charge), for ‘public prosecutor’ substitute ‘authorised prosecutor’ in each place it occurs; and
(c) in rule 7.4 (Summons, warrant and requisition), in paragraph (7) for ‘public prosecutor’ substitute ‘authorised prosecutor’.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/646/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-amendment-no-2-rules-2015/article-5
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