# The Indictments (Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 1988, Article 2


Rule 5 of the Indictments (Procedure) Rules 1971 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, within a period of 28 days commencing with the date on which notice is given.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1738/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/indictments-procedure-amendment-rules-1988/article-2
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