# The Crown Court (Amendment) Rules 1998, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Rules)
These Rules amend the Crown Court Rules 1982 to require the Crown Court to declare a recognizance conditioned for the appearance of an accused before it to be forfeited where he fails so to appear. Where the Court declares such a recognizance to be forfeited it is required to issue a summons to the person by whom the recognizance was entered into to show cause why the recognizance should not be ordered to be estreated.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/2168/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/crown-court-amendment-rules-1998/note
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