Article 3

Until the coming into force of paragraph 18 of Schedule 3 to the 2003 Act^f1 section 43 (1)(b) of the 2003 Act shall have effect with the modification specified in paragraph (2).

The modification referred to in paragraph (1) is that section 43(1)(b) is to have effect as if there were substituted -

“(b)

on or after 1^st January 2006 -

(i)

the defendant or defendants have been sent for trial under section 51 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998^f2 and the evidence of the offence or offences charged reveals a case of serious or complex fraud,

(ii)

a notice of transfer has been given under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1987^f3 in respect of that offence or offences, or

(iii)

a notice of transfer has been given under article 3 of the Criminal Justice (Serious Fraud)(Northern Ireland) Order 1988^f4 in respect of that offence or offences.”