9 The preparatory hearing
Criminal Justice Act 1987 (1987 c 38) | Legislation

9  The preparatory hearing

(1)     At the preparatory hearing the judge may exercise any of the powers specified in this section.

(2)     The judge may adjourn a preparatory hearing from time to time.

(3)     He may determine—

(a)     . . .

[(aa)     a question arising under section 6 of the Criminal Justice Act 1993 (relevance of external law to certain charges of conspiracy, attempt and incitement);]

(b)     any question as to the admissibility of evidence; and

(c)     any other question of law relating to the case[; and

(d)     any question as to the severance or joinder of charges].

(4)     He may order the prosecution—

(a)     to supply the court and the defendant or, if there is more than one, each of them with a statement (a “case statement”) of the following—

(i)     the principal facts of the prosecution case;

(ii)     the witnesses who will speak to those facts;

(iii)     any exhibits relevant to those facts;

(iv)     any proposition of law on which the prosecution proposes to rely; and

(v)     the consequences in relation to any of the counts in the indictment that appear to the prosecution to flow from the matters stated in pursuance of sub-paragraphs (i) to (iv) above;

(b)

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