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(1) These Rules apply to all criminal proceedings within the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of British Columbia.
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(2) These Rules come into force on December 1, 1997.
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(4) These Rules are intended to provide for the just determination of every criminal proceeding and shall be liberally construed to secure simplicity in procedure, fairness in administration and the elimination of unjustifiable expense and delay.
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(5) In these Rules, “Code” means the Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, as amended.
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(6) The definitions in the Code apply in these Rules.
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(8) A failure to comply with these Rules is an irregularity and does not render a proceeding or a step, document or order in a proceeding a nullity, and the court
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