Rule 4 Amendments to the Criminal Procedure Rules 2013
In rule 5.4 (Duty to make records)—
(a)
in paragraph (1)—
(i)
from sub-paragraph (k), omit ‘and’,
(ii)
after sub-paragraph (l)(iii), insert—
“(iv)any interpreter or intermediary,”
(iii)
renumber sub-paragraphs (l)(iv) and (v) accordingly, and
(iv)
after sub-paragraph (l), insert—
“(m)where a defendant is entitled to attend a hearing, any agreement by the defendant to waive that right; and
(n)where interpretation is required for a defendant, any agreement by that defendant to do without the written translation of a document.”; and
(b)
in the note to the rule, after the fifth paragraph insert—
“For agreement to do without a written translation in a case in which the defendant requires interpretation, see rule 3.8(6)(c)(ii).”.