Criminal Appeal Act 1995

16 (1) The Criminal Justice Act 1988 shall be amended as follows. E+W+N.I.

(2) In section 32 (evidence through television links), in subsection (1A) (proceedings where section applies)—

(a) in paragraph (a), for “section 17 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968” substitute “ section 9 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1995 ”, and

(b) in paragraph (b), for “and appeals to the Crown Court arising out of such proceedings” substitute “ , appeals to the Crown Court arising out of such proceedings and hearings of references under section 11 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1995 so arising ”.

(3) In section 32A (video recordings of testimony from child witnesses), in subsection (1) (proceedings where section applies)—

(a) in paragraph (b), for “section 17 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968” substitute “ section 9 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1995 ”, and

(b) in paragraph (c), for “and appeals to the Crown Court arising out of such proceedings” substitute “ , appeals to the Crown Court arising out of such proceedings and hearings of references under section 11 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1995 so arising ”.

(4) In section 133 (compensation for miscarriages of justice), in subsection (5) (meaning of “reversed” in relation to a conviction), in paragraph (b) (references), for sub-paragraph (i) substitute—

“(i) under the Criminal Appeal Act 1995; or”,

and omit sub-paragraph (iii).