Article 4 Proceedings requiring at least five lay members

After Rule 29 insert—

“Disapplication of rule 29

29A.

Rule 29 does not apply to—

(a)

sentencing proceedings where the sole defendant has entered a guilty plea before the commencement of trial proceedings;

(b)

sentencing proceedings where there are two or more co-defendants, and each co-defendant has entered a guilty plea before the commencement of trial proceedings; and

(c)

variation proceedings where paragraph (a) or (b) applied to the sentencing proceedings in which the sentence which falls to be varied was imposed.”