Legislation – The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2025
Amendments to the Criminal Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 202413.
The Criminal Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 202413 are amended as follows—
(a)
in rule 2(a)(iii) for “5(a)” substitute “5”
;
(b)
in rule 12 for paragraph (d) substitute—
“(d)
in rule 41.4 (Respondent’s notice) in paragraph (1) after “defendant on whom” insert
“under rule 41.2”and after“notice of reference”insert“of a point of law under section 36 of the Criminal Justice Act 197214”;”
(c)
in rule 13(a) for sub-paragraphs (iv) and (v) substitute—
“(iv)
after the seventh paragraph of the note to the rule insert—
“Under section 6A(8) or section 6B(7) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 201815a party may appeal to the Supreme Court from a decision of the Court of Appeal on a reference to that court under either of those sections. See also Part 41.”; and”
(d)
in Schedule 1, which substitutes Part 9 of the Criminal Procedure Rules 2020, in rule 9.5(1)(c) of that substituted Part—
(i)
omit sub-paragraph (ii),
(ii)
renumber sub-paragraphs (iii) to (viii) as (ii) to (vii) respectively;
(e)
in Schedule 2 for paragraph 5 substitute—
“5.
In rule 24.11 (Procedure if the court convicts), in the final paragraph of the note to the rule for “9.15” substitute
“9.24”.”.