Rule 21 Amendments to the Criminal Procedure Rules

In Part 47 (Investigation orders and warrants)—

(a)

in rule 47.3 (Documents served on the court officer)—

(i)

for the heading to the rule substitute “Documents and recordings held by the court officer”,

(ii)

in paragraph (1)(a) after “keep a written application” insert “, and a recording of any hearing of an application,”, and

(iii)

in paragraph (1)(b) after “keeps an application” insert “or recording”;

(b)

in rule 47.25 (investigation warrants; exercise of court’s powers)—

(i)

for paragraph (9) substitute—

“(9)

A justices’ legal adviser must assist the court by completing the preparation of any warrant to be issued.”, and

(ii)

at the end of the note to the rule insert—

“For the functions of a justices’ legal adviser, see sections 28 and 29 of the Courts Act 2003^f1. See also rule 2.12 (Duties of justices’ legal adviser).]”; and

(c)

amend the table of contents correspondingly.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 2003 c. 39; sections 28 and 29 were substituted by section 3 of, and paragraphs 25 and 26 of the Schedule to, the Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Act 2018 (c. 33).