{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-and-investigations-act-1996/section-33",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-and-investigations-act-1996/section-33.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/33",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "33",
  "heading": "Criminal Procedure Rules.",
  "text": "(1) Criminal Procedure Rules may provide that except to the extent that disclosure is required—\n(a) by rules under section 81 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (expert evidence), or\n(b) by section 5(7) of this Act,\nanything required to be given by an accused in pursuance of a requirement imposed under section 31 need not disclose who will give evidence.\n(2) Criminal Procedure Rules may make provision as to the minimum or maximum time that may be specified under section 31(10).",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 33(1)(2) substituted (1.9.2004) by Courts Act 2003 (c. 39), ss. 109(1), 110, Sch. 8 para. 379(a); S.I. 2004/2066, art. 2 (with art. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 33 heading substituted (1.9.2004) by Courts Act 2003 (c. 39), ss. 109(1), 110, Sch. 8 para. 379(b); S.I. 2004/2066, art. 2, {with art. 3}"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1984 c. 60."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/section/33",
    "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."
}