AppealsN.I.
8—(1) A defendant may appeal against the making of a slavery and trafficking prevention order—N.I.
(a)where the order was made under paragraph 1(1)(a), as if the order were a sentence passed on the defendant for the offence;
(b)where the order was made under paragraph 1(1)(b) or (c), as if the defendant had been convicted of the offence and the order were a sentence passed on the defendant for that offence;
(c)where the order was made on an application under paragraph 2, to the county court.
(2) A defendant may appeal to the county court against the making of an interim slavery and trafficking prevention order.
(3) A defendant may appeal against the making of an order under paragraph 6, or the refusal to make such an order—
(a)where the application for such an order was made to the Crown Court, to the Court of Appeal;
(b)in any other case, to the county court.
(4) On an appeal under sub-paragraph (1)(c), (2) or (3)(b), the county court may make such orders as may be necessary to give effect to its determination of the appeal, and may also make such incidental or consequential orders as appear to it to be just.
(5) Any order made by the county court on an appeal under sub-paragraph (1)(c) or (2) is for the purposes of paragraph 6(8) or 7(6) (respectively) to be treated as if it were an order of the court from which the appeal was brought.
(6) Sub-paragraph (5) does not apply to an order directing that an application be reheard by a court of summary jurisdiction.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 3 para. 8 in operation at 27.11.2015 for specified purposes by S.R. 2015/376, art. 2
I2Sch. 3 para. 8 in operation at 1.4.2016 in so far as not already in operation by S.R. 2016/61, art. 2