Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996
Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (1996 c. 25)
- Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (1996 c. 25)
- Part I Disclosure
- Introduction
- 1 Application of this Part.
- 2 General interpretation.
- The main provisions
- 3 Initial duty of prosecutor to disclose.
- 4 Initial duty to disclose: further provisions.
- 5 Compulsory disclosure by accused.
- 6 Voluntary disclosure by accused.
- 6A Contents of defence statement
- 6B Updated disclosure by accused
- 6C Notification of intention to call defence witnesses
- 6D Notification of names of experts instructed by accused
- 6E Disclosure by accused: further provisions
- 7 Secondary disclosure by prosecutor.
- 7A Continuing duty of prosecutor to disclose
- 8 Application by accused for disclosure.
- 9 Continuing duty of prosecutor to disclose.
- 10 Prosecutor’s failure to observe time limits.
- 11 Faults in disclosure by accused.
- Time limits
- 12 Time limits.
- 13 Time limits: transitional.
- Public interest
- 14 Public interest: review for summary trials.
- 15 Public interest: review in other cases.
- 16 Applications: opportunity to be heard.
- Confidentiality
- 17 Confidentiality of disclosed information.
- 18 Confidentiality: contravention.
- Other provisions
- 19 Rules of court.
- 20 Other statutory rules as to disclosure.
- 21 Common law rules as to disclosure.
- 21A Code of practice for police interviews of witnesses notified by accused
- Part II Criminal Investigations
- 22 Introduction.
- 23 Code of practice.
- 24 Examples of disclosure provisions.
- 25 Operation and revision of code.
- 26 Effect of code.
- 27 Common law rules as to criminal investigations.
- Part III Preparatory Hearings
- Introduction
- 28 Introduction.
- Preparatory hearings
- 29 Power to order preparatory hearing.
- 30 Start of trial and arraignment.
- 31 The preparatory hearing.
- 32 Orders before preparatory hearing.
- 33 Criminal Procedure Rules.
- 34 Later stages of trial.
- Appeals
- 35 Appeals to Court of Appeal.
- 36 Appeals to Supreme Court.
- Reporting restrictions
- 37 Restrictions on reporting.
- 38 Offences in connection with reporting.
- Part IV Rulings
- 39 Meaning of pre-trial hearing.
- 40 Power to make rulings.
- 41 Restrictions on reporting.
- 42 Offences in connection with reporting.
- 43 Application of this Part.
- Part V Committal, Transfer, Etc.
- 44 Reinstatement of certain provisions.
- 45 Notices of transfer.
- 46 War crimes: abolition of transfer procedure.
- 47 Committal proceedings.
- Part VI Magistrates’ Courts
- 48 Non-appearance of accused: issue of warrant.
- 49 Either way offences: accused’s intention as to plea.
- 50 Enforcement of payment of fines.
- 51 Summons to witness and warrant for his arrest.
- 52 Remand.
- 53 Attachment of earnings.
- Part VII Miscellaneous and General
- Tainted acquittals
- 54 Acquittals tainted by intimidation etc.
- 55 Conditions for making order.
- 56 Time limits for proceedings.
- 57 Tainted acquittals: supplementary.
- Derogatory assertions (Northern Ireland)
- 58 Orders in respect of certain assertions.
- 59 Restriction on reporting of assertions.
- 60 Reporting of assertions: offences.
- 61 Reporting of assertions: commencement and supplementary.
- Evidence: special provisions
- 62 Television links and video recordings.
- 63 Road traffic and transport: provision of specimens.
- 64 Checks against fingerprints etc.
- Witness orders and summonses
- 65 Abolition of witness orders.
- 66 Summons to witness to attend Crown Court.
- 67 Witness summons: securing attendance of witness.
- Other miscellaneous provisions
- 68 Use of written statements and depositions at trial.
- 69 Proof by written statement.
- 70 Indemnification of justices and justices’ clerks.
- 71 Meaning of preliminary stage of criminal proceedings.
- 72 Fraud.
- 73 Amendments to the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995.
- 74 Alibi.
- General
- 75 Time when alleged offence committed.
- 76 Power of magistrates’ courts.
- 77 Orders and regulations.
- 78 Application to armed forces.
- 79 Extent.
- 80 Repeals.
- 81 Citation.
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Committal Proceedings
- Part I Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980
- Introduction
- Amendments
- Part II Other Provisions
- Criminal Law Amendment Act 1867
- Bankers’ Books Evidence Act 1879
- Administration of Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1933
- Criminal Justice Act 1948
- Theft Act 1968
- Children and Young Persons Act 1969
- Criminal Justice Act 1972
- Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1976
- Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
- Criminal Justice Act 1988
- Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988
- Part III Commencement
- SCHEDULE 2 Statements and depositions
- Statements
- Depositions
- Signatures
- Time limit for objection
- Retrial
- Repeals
- Commencement
- SCHEDULE 3 Fraud
- Introduction
- Preparatory hearings
- Reporting restrictions
- General
- SCHEDULE 4 Modifications for Northern Ireland
- General
- Part I of this Act
- Part 2 of this Act
- Part IV of this Act
- Part V of this Act
- Part VII of this Act
- SCHEDULE 5 Repeals
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