County Court Criminal Procedure Rules 2019

Subject to paragraph (2), a judicial registrar may constitute the Court during a trial for a hearing in respect of a power delegated to the judicial registrar under paragraph (3).

A judicial registrar may constitute the Court under paragraph (1) only with the consent of—

the trial judge;

each accused; and

the prosecution.

The following powers of the Court are delegated to a judicial registrar for exercise during trial—

the power of the Court under section 242(5) of the Act to transfer a proceeding for a related summary offence to the Magistrates' Court for hearing and determination;

the power of the Court under section 243(4) of the Act to direct that a charge for an unrelated summary offence be transferred to the Magistrates' Court for hearing and determination;

the power of the Court to issue a subpoena on an application under section 336 of the Act;

the power of the Court under section 389(2) of the Act to direct that a witness give evidence by audiovisual link;

the power of the Court under section 397 of the Act to make an order for substituted service;

the power of the Court under section 404(1) of the Act to make an order with respect to the costs of and incidental to the trial;

the power of the Court under section 413(1) of the Act to transfer a charge to the appropriate court;

the power of the Court under section 413(2)(b) of the Act to remand an accused, if—

there is no application for bail; or

the remanding of the accused is not opposed;

the power of the Court under section 413(2)(b) of the Act to grant bail, if the granting of bail is not opposed.