Section 81: Appeals

Criminal Justice Act 2003 · 2003 c. 44View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 10: Retrial for serious offences

The Criminal Appeal Act 1968 (c. 19) is amended as follows.

In section 33 (right of appeal to Supreme Court), after subsection (1A) there is inserted—

At the end of that section there is inserted—

In section 34(2) (extension of time for leave to appeal), after "defendant" there is inserted ." or, in the case of an appeal under section 33(1B), by the prosecutor "

In section 38 (presence of defendant at hearing), for "has been convicted of an offence and" substitute ." has been convicted of an offence, or in whose case an order under section 77 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 or a declaration under section 77(4) of that Act has been made, and who "

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