Criminal Appeal Act 1968

55 Short title, commencement and extent. E+W

(1) This Act may be cited as the Criminal Appeal Act 1968.

(2) This Act shall come into force on the day appointed under section 106(5) of the M1 Criminal Justice Act 1967 for the coming into force of section 98 of that Act.

(3) So much of Schedule 5 to this Act as amends the M2 Geneva Conventions Act 1957 shall extend to Scotland and Northern Ireland and the repeal by this Act of section 2(2) of the M3 Administration of Justice Act 1960 shall extend to Northern Ireland; but except as aforesaid this Act shll not extend to Scotland or Northern Ireland.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 1.9.1968 appointed by S.I. 1968/325, art. 1

Marginal Citations

M1 1967 c. 80.

M2 1957 c. 52.

M3 1960 c. 65.