Rule 2 I1

England and Wales

These Rules come into force on 7th October 2024, save for—

(a)

the following, which come into force on the date on which there come into force the amendments to and insertions of sections 17ZA(2), 17ZB(2), 17ZC(2) and 24ZA(2) of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 and sections 51(2D), (2E), (3A), (3B) and 51A(3D), (3E), (4A), (4B) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 effected by the Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022^f1—

(i)

rule 6(d)(iii), (iv) and (v),

(ii)

rule 7,

(iii)

rule 16, as far as that gives effect to paragraphs 2, 4, F15 and 7(a)(i) and (b) of Schedule 2, and

(iv)

rule 17;

(b)

rule 9, which comes into force on the date on which there comes into force section 46 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021^f2; and

(c)

the following, which come into force on the date on which there come into force the amendments to and insertions of sections 6, 6A, 6B and 6C of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018^f3 effected by section 6 of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023^f4—

(i)

rule 10,

(ii)

rule 12, and

(iii)

rule 13.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Word in rule 2(a)(iii) substituted (24.2.2025) by The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2025 (S.I. 2025/60), rules 2, 13(a)

Commencement

I1: Rule 2 in force at 7.10.2024, see rule 2

Footnotes

f1: 2022 c. 35.
f2: 2021 c. 17; section 46 comes into force on a date to be appointed.
f3: 2018 c. 16; section 6 was amended by section 26 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1) and sections 4 and 22 of, and paragraph 8 of Schedule 2 to, the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (c. 28). It is further amended, and sections 6A, 6B and 6C are inserted, by section 6 of the 2023 Act with effect from a date to be appointed.
f4: 2023 c. 28.