# The Prosecution of Offences (Custody Time Limits) (Amendment) Regulations 1999, Regulation 2


(1) The Prosecution of Offences (Custody Time Limits) Regulations 1987 shall be amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 4, after paragraph (4) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
“(4A) In the case of a summary offence, the maximum period of custody beginning with the date of the accused’s first appearance and ending with the date of the start of the summary trial shall be 56 days.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2744/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/prosecution-of-offences-custody-time-limits-amendment-regulations-1999/regulation-2
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