# The Indictments (Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 1997, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Rules)
These Rules make consequential amendments to the Indictments (Procedure) Rules 1971 as a result of the changes to procedure at committal proceedings effected by amendments to the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 made by the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996. Rules 2, 9 and 11 of the 1971 Rules are amended to replace the references to “depositions” (which now have a more specific meaning as a result of the changes) with the term “committal documents”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/711/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/indictments-procedure-amendment-rules-1997/note
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