# The Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (Preparatory Hearings) Rules 1997, Article 12: Transitional provisions


Where, in relation to an offence, section 5(7) of the Act does not apply, by virtue of the criminal investigation into the offence having begun before the day appointed for the purposes of Part I of the Act, there shall be substituted for the words “section 5(7) of the Act” in rule 8(2)(a), the words “section 11 of the Criminal Justice Act 1967”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1052/article/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-and-investigations-act-1996-preparatory-hearings-rules-1997/article-12
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