
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Criminal Justice Act 1987 (Notice of Transfer) Regulations 1988 and shall come into force on 31st October 1988.
2 
In these Regulations—
 “designated authority” means an authority designated by section 4(2) of the Criminal Justice Act 1987; and
 “notice of transfer” means a notice given under section 4(1) of that Act.
3 
A notice of transfer given by or on behalf of a designated authority shall be in Form 1 in the Schedule to these Regulations, or in a form to the like effect.
4 
Where a notice of transfer is given by or on behalf of designated authority, a copy of the notice shall be given by or on behalf of the authority to any person to whom the notice of transfer relates (or, if he is acting by a solicitor, to his solicitor) together with —
(a) a notice in Form 2 in the Schedule to these Regulations, or in a form to the like effect; and
(b) a statement of the evidence on which any charge to which the notice of transfer relates is based.
5 
Where a notice of transfer is given by or on behalf of a designated authority, a copy of the notice shall be given by or on behalf of the authority to the appropriate officer of the Crown Court sitting at the place specified by the notice of transfer as the proposed place of trial together with—
(a) a copy of the notice referred to in paragraph (a) of regulation 4 above and copies of the material enclosed with that notice; and
(b) the statement referred to in paragraph (b) of that regulation.
6 
Where a notice of transfer is given by or on behalf of a designated authority, a copy of the notice shall be given by or on behalf of the authority to any person who has custody of any person to whom the notice of transfer relates together with a copy of the notice referred to in paragraph (a) of regulation 4 above.
P. B. B. Mayhew
Her Majesty’s Attorney General
3rd October 1988
SCHEDULE
Regulations 3 and 4

FORM 1
FORM 2
FORM 3