# The Magistrates' Courts (Miscellaneous Amendments) Rules 1994, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Rules)
These Rules amend the Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 and the Magistrates' Courts (Detention and Forfeiture of Drug Trafficking Cash) Rules 1991 to govern procedures arising out of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 and the Drug Trafficking Act 1994, deriving from the Criminal Justice Act 1993.
Rule 2 amends the 1981 Rules to govern procedure to be followed where an application is made to the magistrates' court by the defendant or the prosecutor under section 72A of the Criminal Justice Act 1988. Rule 3 amends the 1991 Rules and provides for the procedure to be followed where an application is made under section 44 of the 1994 Act for the release of cash to meet an appellant’s legal expenses.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/3154/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-miscellaneous-amendments-rules-1994/note
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