Rule 38 Duty to furnish copy of indictment

A person charged on indictment shall be supplied before arraignment by the chief clerk with a copy of the indictment free of charge.

The cost of supplying a person charged on indictment with a copy of the indictment shall for the purposes of section 1 but not of section 2 of the Costs in Criminal Cases Act (Northern Ireland) 1968^f1 be treated as part of the costs of the prosecution.