{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-and-investigations-act-1996/section-13",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-and-investigations-act-1996/section-13.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1996/25",
  "legislation_title": "Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-and-investigations-act-1996",
  "path": "section/13",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "13",
  "heading": "Time limits: transitional.",
  "text": "(1) As regards a case in relation to which no regulations under section 12 have come into force for the purposes of section 3, section 3(8) shall have effect as if it read—\n“(8) The prosecutor must act under this section as soon as is reasonably practicable after—\n(a) the accused pleads not guilty (where this Part applies by virtue of section 1(1)),\n(b) the accused is committed for trial (where this Part applies by virtue of section 1(2)(a)),\n(c) the proceedings are transferred (where this Part applies by virtue of section 1(2)(b) or (c)),\n(ca) copies of the documents containing the evidence on which the charge or charges are based are served on the accused (where this Part applies by virtue of section 1(2)(cc)),\n(d) the count is included in the indictment (where this Part applies by virtue of section 1(2)(d)), or\n(e) the bill of indictment is preferred (where this Part applies by virtue of section 1(2)(e) or (f)).”\n(2) As regards a case in relation to which no regulations under section 12 have come into force for the purposes of section 7A, section 7A(5) shall have effect as if—\n(a) in paragraph (a) for the words from “during the period” to the end, and\n(b) in paragraph (b) for “during that period”,\nthere were substituted as soon as is reasonably practicable after the accused gives the statement in question.",
  "extent": "E+W+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 13(1) repealed (18.6.2012 for specified purposes, 5.11.2012 for specified purposes, 28.5.2013 for specified purposes) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), s. 336(3)(4), Sch. 3 para. 66(4), Sch. 37 Pt. 4; S.I. 2012/1320, art. 4(1)(c)(d)(2)(3) (with art. 5) (see S.I. 2012/2574, art. 4(2) and S.I. 2013/1103, art. 4); S.I. 2012/2574, art. 2(2)(3)(c)(d), Sch. (with arts. 3, 4) (as amended (4.11.2012) by S.I. 2012/2761, art. 2) (with S.I. 2013/1103, art. 4); S.I. 2013/1103, art. 2(1)(c)(d)(2)(3) (with arts. 3, 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 13(1) inserted (27.9.1999 for certain areas and otherwise 8.1.2001) by 1999 c. 22, ss. 67(2), 108(1) (with Sch. 14 para. 7(2)); S.I. 1999/2657, art. 2(b), Sch. 1; S.I.2000/3280, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 13(1) inserted (E.W.) (1.6.1999) by 1998 c. 37, s. 119, Sch. 8 para. 127(b); S.I. 1999/1279, art. 2(f)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "S. 13(2) substituted (4.4.2005 for E.W. and 15.7.2005 for N.I.) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), ss. 331, 336, Sch. 36 Pt. 3 para. 29; S.I. 2005/950, art. 2, Sch. 1; S.I. 2005/1817, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "E",
      "label": "E1",
      "text": "In its application to Northern Ireland, this section has effect subject to the modifications set out in Schedule 4; see s. 79"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "substituted for s. 13(1)(b) by 2015 c. 9 (N.I.), Sch. 2 para. 8(2) (as inserted)",
      "affecting": "nia/2022/4",
      "affecting_title": "Criminal Justice (Committal Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/section/13",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:32:07.183739+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}