Rule 6 Amendments to the Criminal Procedure Rules

In Part 14 (Bail and custody time limits), in rule 14.6 (Reconsideration of police bail by magistrates’ court)—

(a)

for paragraph (2)(a) substitute—

(a)

the magistrates’ court—

(i)

to whose custody the defendant is under a duty to surrender, if any, or

(ii)

by which the most recent previous extension of pre-charge bail has been authorised, if applicable; or

; and

(b)

in the note to the rule—

(i)

omit “The Practice Direction sets out a form of application for use in connection with this rule.”, and

(ii)

in the last paragraph after “See also” insert “rules 14.18 and 14.19 and”.