The Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (Defence Disclosure Time Limits) Regulations 2011
These Regulations prescribe the relevant period for the purposes of sections 5, 6 and 6C of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (c. 25) (“the Act”). That period is the period within which the accused in criminal proceedings must give: a compulsory defence statement under section 5 of the Act; a voluntary defence statement under section 6 of the Act; or a notice of his or her intention to call any person, other than him or herself, as a witness at trial under section 6C of the Act. The Regulations extend to England and Wales only.