This section applies to proceedings on an application under section 336A.
The court must determine the proceedings as soon as reasonably practicable.
The court may exclude from any part of the hearing—
The person who made the application may apply to the court for an order that specified information upon which he or she intends to rely be withheld from—
The court may make such an order only if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to believe that if the specified information were disclosed—
The court must direct that the following be excluded from the hearing of an application under subsection (4)—
Subject to this section, rules of court may make provision as to the practice and procedure to be followed in connection with proceedings in relation to applications under section 336A.
An appeal lies to the appropriate appeal court on a point of law arising from a decision made by the Crown Court in Northern Ireland or by the sheriff.
The appropriate appeal court may on such an appeal make any order that it considers appropriate (subject to the restriction mentioned in section 336A(7)).
The appropriate appeal court is—
For rights of appeal in the case of decisions made by the Crown Court in England and Wales, see section 28 of the Senior Courts Act 1981 (appeals from Crown Court and inferior courts).