Article 2

Rule 5 of the Indictments (Procedure) Rules 1971^f1 shall be amended by substituting for paragraph (1) the following new paragraph —

“(1)

Subject to the provisions of this rule, a bill of indictment shall be preferred —

(a)

where a defendant has been committed for trial, within a period of 28 days commencing with the date of committal, or

(b)

where a notice of transfer has been given under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1987^f2, within a period of 28 days commencing with the date on which notice is given.”