Rule 32 Notice of preliminary inquiryF7

Northern Ireland

F1(1)

A notice of a preliminary inquiry shall be in Form 20A.

F2(2)

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(3)

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(4)

The list of witnesses referred to in F3Form 20A giving the number of pages in each written statement of evidence shall be in Form 23.

(5)

The statement of complaint referred to in Article F432(1)(b)(i) of the Order shall be in Form 15 and the list of exhibits referred to in Article 32(1)(b)(ii) of the Order shall be in Form 24.

(6)

Where the statement of complaint relates to more than one charge, it shall set out each charge in numerical order

(7)

The notice F5together with the, lists and copies of the documents referred to in Article 32(1) of the Order and in paragraph (4) of this Rule shall be furnished to the clerk of petty sessions F6...—

(a)

by serving them upon him personally at his office or upon a responsible member of his staff thereat; or

(b)

by enclosing them in an envelope and sending it addressed to him at his office by registered post or by the recorded delivery service.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Rule 32(1) substituted (17.10.2022) by The Magistrates’ Courts (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/218), rules 1, 3(2)(b) (with rule 2); S.R. 2022/221, art. 2(a)
F2: Rule 32(2)(3) omitted (17.10.2022) by virtue of The Magistrates’ Courts (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/218), rules 1, 3(2)(c) (with rule 2); S.R. 2022/221, art. 2(a)
F3: Words in rule 32(4) substituted (17.10.2022) by The Magistrates’ Courts (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/218), rules 1, 3(2)(d) (with rule 2); S.R. 2022/221, art. 2(a)
F4: Words in rule 32(5) substituted (17.10.2022) by The Magistrates’ Courts (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/218), rules 1, 3(2)(e) (with rule 2); S.R. 2022/221, art. 2(a)
F5: Words in rule 32(7) inserted (17.10.2022) by The Magistrates’ Courts (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/218), rules 1, 3(2)(f)(i) (with rule 2); S.R. 2022/221, art. 2(a)
F6: Words in rule 32(7) omitted (17.10.2022) by virtue of The Magistrates’ Courts (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/218), rules 1, 3(2)(f)(ii) (with rule 2); S.R. 2022/221, art. 2(a)
F7: Rule 32 heading substituted (17.10.2022) by The Magistrates’ Courts (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/218), rules 1, 3(2)(a) (with rule 2); S.R. 2022/221, art. 2(a)