{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-amendment-rules-1983/schedule/paragraph-5",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1983/523",
  "legislation_title": "The Magistrates' Courts (Amendment) Rules 1983",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-amendment-rules-1983",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/5",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In Rule 25—\n(a) in paragraph (1) in sub-paragraph (e) the word “and” shall be omitted;\n(b) in paragraph (1) after sub-paragraph (e) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph—\n“(ee) a copy of any contribution order previously made in the case under section 7 of the Legal Aid Act 1982;”;\n(c) in paragraph (1) after paragraph (f) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraphs—\n“(g) a statement indicating whether or not the accused has a solicitor acting for him in the case and has consented to the hearing and determination in his absence of any application for his remand on an adjournment of the case under sections 5, 10(1) and 18(4) of the Act of 1980 together with a statement indicating whether or not that consent has been withdrawn;\n(h) a statement indicating the occasions, if any, on which the accused has been remanded under section 128(3A) of the Act of 1980 without being brought before the first-mentioned court.”.\n(d) after paragraph (1) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—\n“(1A) Where the first-mentioned court is satisfied as mentioned in section 128(3A) of the Act of 1980, paragraph (1) shall have effect as if for the words “an accused who has been remanded in custody be brought up for any subsequent remands before” there were substituted the words “applications for any subsequent remands of the accused be made to”.”;\n(e) in paragraph (2) in sub-paragraph (e) the word “and” shall be omitted;\n(f) in paragraph (2) after sub-paragraph (e) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph—\n“(ee) a copy of any contribution order made in the case by the alternate court under section 7 of the Legal Aid Act 1982;”;\n(g) in paragraph (2) after sub-paragraph (f) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraphs—\n“(g) a statement indicating whether or not the accused has a solicitor acting for him in the case and has consented to the hearing and determination in his absence of any application for his remand on an adjournment of the case under sections 5, 10(1) and 18(4) of the Act of 1980 together with a statement indicating whether or not that consent has been withdrawn;\n(h) a statement indicating the occasions, if any, on which the accused has been remanded by the alternate court under section 128(3A) of the Act of 1980 without being brought before that court.”;\n(h) after paragraph (2) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—\n“(2A) Where the alternate court is satisfied as mentioned in section 128(3A) of the Act of 1980 paragraph (2) shall have effect as if for the words “an accused who has been remanded in custody is brought up for any subsequent remands” there shall be substituted the words “applications for the further remand of the accused are to be made”.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1983/523/schedule/paragraph/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T18:03:48.248383+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}