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Section 16A: Right of appeal against hospital order etc.

Criminal Appeal Act 1968 · 1968 c. 19View on legislation.gov.uk

Part I: Appeal to Court of Appeal in Criminal Cases

A person in whose case the Crown Court—

makes a hospital order or interim hospital order by virtue of section 5 or 5A of the Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1964, or
makes a supervision order under section 5 of that Act,

may appeal to the Court of Appeal against the order.

An appeal under this section lies only—

with the leave of the Court of Appeal; or
if the judge of the court of trial grants a certificate that the case is fit for appeal.

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