# The Criminal Procedure Rules 2025, Rule 44.1: When this Part applies

Extent: E+W

This Part applies in a magistrates’ court where—
(a) under section 14 or section 16E of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980, the defendant makes a statutory declaration of not having found out about the case until after the trial began;
(b) under section 16M of the 1980 Act the court can set aside a conviction; or
(c) under section 142 of the 1980 Act, the court can—
(i) set aside a conviction, or
(ii) vary or rescind a costs order, or an order to which Part 31 applies (Behaviour orders).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/909/rule/44.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-rules-2025/rule-44.1
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