17.By virtue of this section, sections 303C and 303D apply to orders, warrants, sentences, citations, minutes or any other document produced by a court, including any extracts of them. These sections also apply to any document which is required by law to be given to a person in connection with any criminal proceedings before a court, which includes documents required to initiate proceedings, and documents used as, or in place of, evidence.
18.Subsection (2) confers a power on the Lord Justice General to direct that a type of document mentioned in subsection (1) is not to be treated as falling within section 303C or 303D. Subsection (3) provides that such a direction may relate to some or all criminal proceedings, may be varied or revoked, and must be made publicly available for so long as it has effect. For example, the Lord Justice General could direct that in respect of business in the High Court, citations are not to be regarded as mentioned in subsection (1) for the purposes of section 303C or 303D.
Interpretation Part 1: Criminal Justice Modernisation Inserted section 303E – Documents to which sections 303C and 303D apply