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Article 1 Commencement, citation and interpretation

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(1)

These Rules may be cited as the Crown Court (Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996) (Disclosure) Rules 1997 and shall come into force on 1st April 1997.

(2)

In these Rules—

  • “the Act of 1996” means the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996; and

  • “the start of the trial” and cognate expressions shall be construed in accordance with section 39(3) of the Act of 1996;

  • and any reference to a numbered section or Part is a reference to the section or Part so numbered in the Act of 1996.