Statutory Instruments
2012 No. 1344
Criminal Law, England And Wales
The Prosecution of Offences (Custody Time Limits) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
Made
17th May 2012
Laid before Parliament
22nd May 2012
Coming into force
18th June 2012
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 22(1) and (2) and 29(2) of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985( 1 ):
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Prosecution of Offences (Custody Time Limits) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 and come into force on 18th June 2012.
Amendment of the Prosecution of Offences (Custody Time Limits) Regulations 1987
2. —(1)The Prosecution of Offences (Custody Time Limits) Regulations 1987( 2 ) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 5 (custody limits in the Crown Court)—
(a) in paragraph (6B), omit “under section 51 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998(“the 1998 Act”)”;
(b) in paragraph (6C), omit “under section 51 of the 1998 Act”;
(c) in paragraph (6D), omit “under section 51 of the 1998 Act”.
Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State
Crispin Blunt
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Justice
17th May 2012
1985 c. 23 ; section 22(2) was amended by the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c. 37) , section 43(1); section 22(11) which defines “custody of the Crown Court” for section 22 was amended for certain purposes by the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44) , section 41 and Schedule 3, paragraph 57.
S.I. 1987/299 , amended by S.I. 2000/3284 ; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.