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Status:This version of this schedule contains provisions that are prospective.StatusThe term provision is used to describe a definable element in a piece of legislation that has legislative effect – such as a Part, Chapter or section. A version of a provision is prospective either:where the provision (Part, Chapter or section) has never come into force or;where the text of the provision is subject to change, but no date has yet been appointed by the appropriate person or body for those changes to come into force.Commencement Orders listed in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ box as not yet applied may bring this prospective version into force.Changes to legislation:There are outstanding changes not yet made by the legislation.gov.uk editorial team to Prosecution of Offences Act 1985. Any changes that have already been made by the team appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.Changes to LegislationRevised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. Changes and effects are recorded by our editorial team in lists which can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area. Where those effects have yet to be applied to the text of the legislation by the editorial team they are also listed alongside the legislation in the affected provisions. Use the ‘more’ link to open the changes and effects relevant to the provision you are viewing.Changes and effects yet to be applied to :Changes and effectsThis section lists the changes and effects yet to be applied to the specific provision you are viewing.Sch. 1 para. 8 omitted by 2012 c. 10 Sch. 7 para. 10Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act, associated Parts and Chapters:Changes and effectsThis section lists the changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act, associated Parts and Chapters where applicable. This includes any insertions of whole new Parts, Chapters or provisions yet to be inserted into this Act. These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing.Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):s. 16A inserted by 2012 c. 10 Sch. 7 para. 3Commencement Orders yet to be applied to the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985:Commencement OrdersThis section lists the commencement orders yet to be applied to the whole Act. These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing. Where applicable the commencement orders are listed under two headings, firstly those that bring some part of the Act you are viewing into force and secondly, those that bring into force legislation that affects some part of the legislation you are viewing. If you are viewing a prospective version or there is a prospective version available there may be commencement orders listed here that are relevant to the provision you are viewing.Commencement Orders bringing legislation that affects this Act into force:S.I. 2003/3103 art. 2 commences (2003 c. 41)S.I. 2003/3300 art. 2 commences (2003 c. 38)S.I. 2004/1502 art. 2(c)(ii) commences (2003 c. 38)S.I. 2004/3338 art. 3(b) commences (2002 c. 30)S.I. 2005/910 art. 3(aa) art. 3(y) commences (2003 c. 39)S.I. 2008/219 art. 2 3 commences (2007 c. 27)S.I. 2008/755 art. 2 15-18 commences (2007 c. 27)S.I. 2008/1586 art. 2 Sch. 1 commences (2008 c. 4)S.I. 2009/812 art. 3(a)(b) commences (2006 c. 52)S.I. 2009/1167 art. 3 4 commences (2006 c. 52)S.I. 2009/1604 art. 2 commences (2005 c. 4)S.I. 2009/3074 art. 2 3 commences (2008 c. 4)S.I. 2009/3250 art. 2(h) art. 2(i) commences (2007 c. 29)S.I. 2010/469 art. 2-4 Sch. commences (2006 c. 38)S.I. 2010/2541 art. 2 3 commences (2006 c. 38)S.I. 2011/3019 art. 3 Sch. 1 commences (2011 c. 13)S.I. 2012/1320 art. 2-4 commences (2003 c. 44)Section 31(5).SCHEDULE 1E+W Minor and Consequential Amendments Part I E+W Amendments Relating to Part I The Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (c. 43)E+W F11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E+WAnnotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Amendments (Textual)F1
Sch. 1 para. 1 repealed (4.9.1995) by 1994 c. 33, s. 168(3), Sch.11; S.I. 1995/1957, art.6 2In section 19 of that Act (in cases triable either way, court to begin by considering which mode of trial appears more suitable) the following subsection shall be added at the end—E+W“(5)The power of the Director of Public Prosecutions under subsection (4) above to apply for an offence to be tried on indictment shall not be exercised except with the consent of the Attorney General.”
3In section 25 of that Act (power to change from summary trial to committal proceedings and vice versa), in subsection (3) before the word “proceed ” there shall be inserted “subject to subsection (3A) below ” and after subsection (3) there shall be inserted the following subsection—E+W“(3A)Where the prosecution is being carried on by the Attorney General or the Solicitor General, the court shall not exercise the power conferred by subsection (3) above without his consent and, where the prosecution is being carried on by the Director of Public Prosecutions, shall not exercise that power if the Attorney General directs that it should not be exercised.”
The Contempt of Court Act 1981 (c. 49)E+W4In paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 to the Contempt of Court Act 1981 (meaning of “discontinuance ” in relation to criminal proceedings), the following sub-paragraph shall be inserted after sub-paragraph (a)—E+W“(aa)in England and Wales, if they are discontinued by virtue of section 23 of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985;”.
5After paragraph 9 of Schedule 1 to that Act there shall be inserted the following paragraph—E+W“9AWhere proceedings in England and Wales have been discontinued by virtue of section 23 of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985, but notice is given by the accused under subsection (7) of that section to the effect that he wants the proceedings to continue, they become active again with the giving of that notice.” Part II E+W Amendments Relating to Part II The Criminal Justice Act 1967 (c. 80)E+W6In section 32 of the Criminal Justice Act 1967 (which provides that the costs of a medical practitioner reporting to a court are to be recoverable as witness costs), in subsection (2)—E+W(a)the words from “and ”, where it first appears, to “funds ”, and the words from “and ”, where it next appears, to the end of the subsection, shall be omitted; and(b)for the words “they apply ” there shall be substituted “it applies ”. The Administration of Justice Act 1970 (c. 31)E+W7(1)Schedule 9 to the Administration of Justice Act 1970 shall be amended as follows.E+W(2)After paragraph 1 there shall be inserted—“1AWhere a magistrates’ court makes an order as to costs to be paid by the accused in exercise of any power in that behalf conferred by regulations made under section 19(1) of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985.”(3)In paragraph 4, for the words “orders him to pay the whole or part of the costs incurred in or about the prosecution and conviction ” there shall be substituted “makes an order as to costs to be paid by him ”.(4)After paragraph 4 there shall be inserted—“4AWhere the Crown Court makes an order as to costs to be paid by the accused in exercise of any power in that behalf conferred by regulations made under section 19(1) of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985.”(5)For paragraphs 6 and 7 there shall be substituted the following—“6Where the criminal division of the Court of Appeal makes an order as to costs to be paid by—(a)an appellant;
(6)In paragraph 9, for “section 18 of the Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1973 ” there shall be substituted “regulations made under section 19(5) of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 ”.(7)For paragraph 13 there shall be substituted the following—“13Where a magistrates’ court makes an order as to costs to be paid by the prosecutor in exercise of any power in that behalf conferred by regulations made under section 19(1) of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985.”(8)Paragraph 15 shall be omitted.(9)After paragraph 16 there shall be inserted—“ Costs awarded by Court of Appeal (criminal division)E+W16AWhere the criminal division of the Court of Appeal makes an order as to costs to be paid by the respondent or, in the case of an application for leave to appeal to the House of Lords, an applicant who was the respondent before the criminal division, and does so in exercise of any power in that behalf conferred by regulations made under section 19(1) of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985.” The Criminal Justice Act 1972 (c. 71)E+W8In section 36 of the Criminal Justice Act 1972 (reference to Court of Appeal of point of law following acquittal on indictment) the following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (5)—E+W“(5A)Section 20(1) of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (regulations as to scales and rates of payment of costs payable out of central funds) shall apply in relation to this section as it applies in relation to Part II of that Act.”
The Supreme Court Act 1981 (c. 54)E+W9In section 52(3) of the Supreme Court Act 1981 (ambit of Crown Court rules in relation to awards of costs) for the words “Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1973 ” there shall be substituted “Part II of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 ” and for the words from “is ” to the end of the subsection there shall be substituted “in relation to costs of proceedings in the Crown Court, is contained in section 18 of that Act or in regulations made under section 19 of that Act (awards of party and party costs in criminal proceedings) ”.E+W10In section 52(4) of that Act, for the words “Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1973 ” there shall be substituted “Part II of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 ”.E+WProspective Part III E+W Miscellaneous The Supreme Court Act 1981 (c. 54)E+W11In section 77 of the Supreme Court Act 1981 (Crown Court rules to prescribe minimum and maximum period which may elapse between committal and beginning of trial), for the words “and maximum periods ”, in subsection (3), there shall be substituted “period ”.E+WPrevious: PartNext: ScheduleBack to topOptions/HelpPrint OptionsPrint The Whole ActPDF The Whole ActWeb page The Whole ActPrint This Schedule onlyPDF This Schedule onlyWeb page This Schedule onlyLegislation is available in different versions:Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.Original (As Enacted or Made):The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.See additional information alongside the contentGeographical Extent: Indicates the geographical area that this provision applies to. For further information see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.Show Timeline of Changes: See how this legislation has or could change over time. Turning this feature on will show extra navigation options to go to these specific points in time. Return to the latest available version by using the controls above in the What Version box.Opening OptionsDifferent options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at onceMore ResourcesAccess essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copylists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation itemconfers power and blanket amendment detailsall formats of all associated documentscorrection slipslinks to related legislation and further information resourcesMore ResourcesUse this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copycorrection slipsClick 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including:lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation itemconfers power and blanket amendment detailsall formats of all associated documentslinks to related legislation and further information resources© Crown copyrightYou may use and re-use the information featured on this website (not including logos) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence