The Crown Court Rules Committee has made a Statutory Rule entitled “The Crown Court (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2019”, (S.R. 2019 No. 233), which comes into operation on exit day.

The Rules amend the Crown Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1979 (S.R. 1979 No. 90) to remove provisions on the procedure for preliminary references to the Court of Justice of the European Union, in consequence of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union.

This Rule may be purchased from the Stationery Office at www.tsoshop.co.uk or by contacting TSO Customer Services on 0333 202 5070, or viewed online at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr