Article 1 Citation, commencement and interpretationI1

Northern Ireland

(1)

These Rules may be cited as the Crown Court (Amendment) Rules F1(Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 8th April 1996.

(2)

In these Rules, “the principal Rules” shall mean the Crown Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1979^f1 and a reference to a rule by number shall mean a rule so numbered in the principal Rules.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in rule 1(1) inserted (25.8.1996) by The Crown Court (Amendment No. 2) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1996 (S.R. 1996/281), rules 1(1), 4 (with rule 3)

Commencement

I1: Rule 1 in operation at 8.4.1996, see rule 1(1)

Footnotes

f1: S.R. 1979 No. 90; to which the most recent relevant amendments were made by S.R. 1989 No. 393