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16(1)The Criminal Appeal Act 1968 is amended as follows.U.K.
(2)In section 30 (restitution of property) in subsection (3) for “House of Lords” substitute “ Supreme Court ”.
(3)In section 33 (right of appeal to House of Lords)—
(a)in the sidenote and subsection (1) for “House of Lords” substitute “ Supreme Court ”;
(b)in subsection (2) for “the House of Lords” and “that House” substitute in each place “ the Supreme Court ”.
(4)In section 34 (application for leave to appeal)—
(a)for “House of Lords” in each place substitute “ Supreme Court ”;
(b)in subsection (1) for “decision of the Court” substitute “ decision of the Court of Appeal ”;
(c)in subsection (2) for “that House or the Court” substitute “ the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeal ”.
(5)In section 35 (hearing and disposal of appeal)—
(a)omit subsections (1) and (2);
(b)in subsection (3) for “House of Lords” substitute “ Supreme Court ”.
(6)In sections 36 and 37 (bail on appeal by defendant, and detention of defendant on appeal by the Crown) for “House of Lords” in each place substitute “ Supreme Court ”.
(7)In section 38 (presence of defendant at hearing) for “House of Lords” and “House” in each place substitute “ Supreme Court ”.
(8)In section 43 (effect of appeal on sentence) for “the House of Lords” and “that House” substitute “ the Supreme Court ”.
(9)In Schedule 4 (procedural and other modifications for capital cases)—
(a)in the italic heading preceding paragraph 3 for “House of Lords” substitute “ Supreme Court ”;
(b)in paragraphs 3 and 4 for “the House of Lords” and “the House” in each place substitute “ the Supreme Court ”.
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