1996 NI 24

2002 c. 26

prosp. insertion by 2002 c. 26 - see SR 2003 No.488 (C.37)

2004 c. 33

SR 1994/472

1990 c. 41

1999 c. 22

Words in art. 150 substituted (12.4.2010) by Northern Ireland Court Service (Abolition and Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/133), art. 4, Sch. para. 15(4) (with arts. 5-7)

Words in art. 150(1) substituted (12.4.2010) by Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), arts. 1(2), 15(5), Sch. 18 para. 138 (with arts. 28-31); S.I. 2010/977, art. 1(2)

Words in art. 150(2) substituted (12.4.2010) by Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), arts. 1(2), 15(5), Sch. 18 para. 138 (with arts. 28-31); S.I. 2010/977, art. 1(2)

Words in art. 151(2) substituted (12.4.2010) by Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), arts. 1(2), 15(5), Sch. 18 para. 137 (with arts. 28-31); S.I. 2010/977, art. 1(2)

2002 c. 26

Art. 140(1)(b) extended (15.12.2011) by Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011 (c. 23), ss. 15(3), 31(2), Sch. 3 para. 4(5)(d) (with Sch. 8)

Art. 140(1)(b) applied (12.2.2015) by Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (c. 6), s. 52(5), Sch. 4 para. 4(5)(d)

Art. 143 applied (11.7.2011) by Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 16), ss. 17(14), 59 (with ss. 1(2), 52(1), 53, 54);

S.R. 2011/245, art. 2, Sch. 1

Art. 143 applied (11.7.2011) by Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 16), ss. 20(1), 59 (with ss. 1(2), 52(1), 53, 54); S.R. 2011/245, art. 2, Sch. 1

Art. 143 applied (11.7.2011) by Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 16), ss. 20(6), 59 (with ss. 1(2), 52(1), 53, 54); S.R. 2011/245, art. 2, Sch. 1

Art. 146 applied (11.7.2011) by Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 16), ss. 17(14), 59 (with ss. 1(2), 52(1), 53, 54); S.R. 2011/245, art. 2, Sch. 1

Art. 146 applied (11.7.2011) by Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 16), ss. 20(1), 59 (with ss. 1(2), 52(1), 53, 54); S.R. 2011/245, art. 2, Sch. 1

Art. 146 applied (11.7.2011) by Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 16), ss. 20(6), 59 (with ss. 1(2), 52(1), 53, 54); S.R. 2011/245, art. 2, Sch. 1

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1981/1675/part/XII/2016-01-31The Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-11-08Expert Participation2016-01-31PART XIIAPPEAL AND CASE STATEDAppeals to county court
Appeals against conviction or sentence, etc.140.(1)

Subject to this Article, a person convicted by a magistrates' court may appeal to a county court,—

(a)

whether or not he pleaded guilty, against his sentence;

(b)

if he did not plead guilty, against the conviction.

(1A)

Article 6 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (under which a conviction of an offence for which an order for conditional or absolute discharge is made is deemed not to be a conviction except for certain purposes) shall not prevent an appeal under this Article, whether against conviction or otherwise.

(2)

In paragraph (1) “sentence” includes any order passed on the person for the offence, whether on conviction or in subsequent proceedings, not being—

Sub‐para. (a) rep. by 1996 NI 24

(b)

an order for the payment of costs; or

(c)

any other order subject to a restriction referred to in paragraph 9(1)(b) of Schedule 5.

(2A)

A person may appeal to a county court against—

(a)

a fine imposed under paragraph (a), or an order made under paragraph (b) or (c), of paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 2 to the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (N.I. 24);

(b)

the dismissal of an application under Part 3 or 4 of that Schedule;

(c)

a fine imposed, or an order made, under Article 41(2) or of the Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (N.I. 9);

(d)

an order made under Article or 54(3)(a) of that Order;

(e)

an order made under paragraph 3 of Schedule 1A to that Order; or

(f)

the dismissal of an application under paragraph 5 of that Schedule (otherwise than to the Crown Court) to make an order under sub-paragraph (1) of that paragraph.

Para. (3) rep. by 1996 NI 24

(4)

A person ordered under Article 7(1) of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 to give good security for the good behaviour of an offender may appeal to the county court.

Appeals from orders as to recognizances141.(1)

A person ordered by a magistrates' court to enter into a recognizance to keep the peace or to be of good behaviour or to keep the peace and be of good behaviour may appeal to the county court and the order appealed against shall not be suspended pending the determination of the appeal but shall, pending such determination, have full force and effect.

(2)

A party bound by a recognizance which is estreated by a court of summary jurisdiction may appeal to the county court.

Appeals against imprisonment or fine for misbehaviour in court or against an order under Article 112(6)142.(1)

A person committed to prison or upon whom a fine is imposed under Article 160 may appeal to the county court.

(2)

Nothing in this Part shall affect section 44 of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 in so far as it confers a right of appeal to the Court of Appeal from an order under Article 112(6).

Appeals in other cases143.(1)

Subject to paragraph (2) and to Articles 29 and 31(1) of the Domestic Proceedings (Northern Ireland) Order 1980, an appeal shall lie to the county court from any order of a magistrates' court in proceedings to which this Article applies, by any party to the proceedings.

(2)

No appeal shall lie from an order under Article 98(4) or (5).

(3)

This Article applies to the following proceedings—

(a)

debt proceedings;

(b)

ejectment proceedings;

(c)

proceedings commenced by notice of application or appeal (whether under Part VII or otherwise);

(d)

proceedings upon a complaint to which Part VIII applies.

(4)

Paragraph (1) is also subject to paragraph 8(2) of Schedule 16 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 and Article 31(1) of the Domestic Proceedings (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 as applied by paragraph 46 of that Schedule.

Procedure on appeal144.(1)

Where an appeal is made to the county court under this Part, the appellant shall, in addition to complying with the provisions of this Part as to recognizances, within fourteen days commencing on the day on which the decision of the magistrates' court was made, give to the other party notice in writing of his appeal and shall within the said period lodge a copy of such notice so given with the clerk of petty sessions.

(2)

For the purposes of paragraph (1) the day on which the decision of the magistrates' court is given shall, where the court has adjourned the hearing of a complaint after conviction or under Article 51, be the day on which the court sentences or otherwise deals with the offender.

(2A)

The period within which notice of appeal must be given and lodged under paragraph (1) may be extended, either before or after it expires, by the county court having jurisdiction in the county court division in which the magistrates' court sat, on an application made in accordance with county court rules.

(3)

An appeal from the decision of a magistrates' court shall, without prejudice to any power to adjourn proceedings in the county court and subject to paragraph (4), be heard at the sitting of the county court having jurisdiction in the county court division in which the magistrates' court sat which commences next after the expiration of seven days from the day on which the copy of the notice is lodged with the clerk of petty sessions under paragraph (1).

(4)

Where the appellant remains in custody pending the hearing of his appeal, the appeal may be heard at the sitting of the county court which commences next after the day on which the copy of the notice is lodged with the clerk of petty sessions under paragraph (1).

(5)

Without prejudice to Article 14, magistrates' courts rules may provide for the transmission of documents to and from the county court.

Powers exercisable by county court on appeal145.(1)

On an appeal made to it under this Part the county court may exercise all or any of the powers specified in Article 28 of the County Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 and where an appellant who has not given due notice of abandonment in accordance with Article 150 does not appear to prosecute his appeal the county court may without rehearing any evidence affirm the order appealed from or may otherwise deal with the appeal in the absence of the appellant and in either case may, subject to county court rules, order the payment of costs by the appellant.

(2)

This Article shall not apply to costs in criminal appeals.

Immunity of county court judges hearing appeals under this Part.145A.

Articles 5, 6,6A and 10 shall apply in relation to a county court judge sitting in connection with an appeal under this Part as they apply in relation to a resident magistrate.

Case stated
Cases stated by magistrates' courts146.(1)

Any party of a summary proceeding dissatisfied with any decision of the court upon any point of law involved in the determination of the proceeding or of any issue as to its jurisdiction may apply to the court to state a case setting forth the relevant facts and the grounds of such determination for the opinion of the Court of Appeal.

(2)

An application under paragraph (1) shall be made in writing by delivering it to the clerk of petty sessions within fourteen days commencing with the day on which the decision of the magistrates' court was given and a copy shall be served on the other party within the same period.

(3)

For the purpose of paragraph (2) the day on which the decision of the magistrates' court is given shall, where the hearing of the charge has been adjourned after conviction or under Article 51, be the day on which the court sentences or otherwise deals with the offender.

(4)

If the magistrates' court is of opinion that an application under this Article is frivolous, but not otherwise, it may, subject to paragraph (5), refuse to state a case, and, if the applicant so requires, shall give him a certificate stating that the application has been refused.

(5)

The court shall not refuse to state a case if the application is made by or under the direction of the Attorney General.

(6)

Subject to the preceding provisions of this Article the magistrates' court, upon application made under paragraph (1), shall state a case within three months from the date of the application.

(7)

Where the magistrates' court refuses or fails to state a case under paragraph (6), the applicant may apply to a Judge of the Court of Appeal for an order directing the magistrates' court to state a case within the time limited by the order and where the Judge of the Court of Appeal makes such order the magistrates' court shall state the case upon the applicant entering into any recognizance required by Article 149.

(8)

Where an application for a case to be stated under this Article has been granted any other right of the applicant to appeal against the decision shall cease.

(9)

Within fourteen days from the date on which the clerk of petty sessions dispatches the case stated to the applicant (such date to be stamped by the clerk of petty sessions on the front of the case stated), the applicant shall transmit the case stated to the Court of Appeal and serve on the other party a copy of the case stated with the date of transmission endorsed on it.

(10)

Where two or more parties to the same proceedings apply under this Article to the court to state a case, the court shall, subject to paragraph (4), state a single case only.

Powers of Court of Appeal147.(1)

Without prejudice to the generality of section 22 of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954, where a case is stated under Article 146 for the opinion of the Court of Appeal, that Court may exercise all the powers, authority and jurisdiction of the magistrates' court stating the case and, in addition may—

(a)

affirm, reverse or vary the decision of the magistrates' court;

(b)

remit the case stated, with such declarations or directions as the Court of Appeal may think proper, for hearing and determination by the magistrates' court or for re-statement or amendment or for a supplemental case to be stated thereon; or

(c)

make such order as to costs and expenses as the Court of Appeal may think proper;

and the magistrates' court shall have regard to all such declarations and obey all such directions, if any, as may be given by the Court of Appeal pursuant to sub-paragraph (b).

(2)

Except as provided by section 41 of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978, the decision of the Court of Appeal upon a case stated under this Part shall be final.

Supplemental provisions as to appeal to the county court by way of case stated.
Bail on appeal to county court or by way of case stated148.(1)

Where a person has given notice of appeal to the county court against the order of a magistrates' court or has applied to a magistrates' court to state a case for the opinion of the Court of Appeal, then, if he is in custody, the magistrates' court or any justice of the peace having jurisdiction in the petty sessions district for which the court acted may order him to be released on his entering into a recognizance conditioned—

(a)

if he has given notice of appeal, for his appearance at the hearing of the appeal;

(b)

if he has applied for the statement of a case, for his due appearance before the magistrates' court after the judgment of the Court of Appeal has been given, if and when he is so directed by the Court of Appeal;

(c)

and in either case for the due prosecution of the appeal in the same terms as the recognizance required by Article 149(1).

(2)

Where the appellant in custody is unable to obtain his release because a magistrates' court has refused to release him from custody under paragraph (1) or fixed the amount of the recognizance to be entered by the appellant or of the recognizance of a surety under Article 136 or the amount of any security to be given under Article 137 in lieu of sureties at an excessive sum, the appellant may apply to the High Court to release him from custody, or to reduce the amount of the recognizance or security as the case may be.

(3)

Any application under paragraph (2) shall be made in like manner as an application for bail by a person who has been returned for trial in custody in respect of an indictable offence and on any such application the Court may order the release of an appellant on such conditions, and fix the amount of the recognizance or other security as such sum, as the Court thinks fit.

Recognizance to prosecute appeal and fees on case stated149.(1)

Subject to paragraph (3), an appellant shall within three days commencing on the say on which a copy of the notice of appeal is lodged with the clerk of petty sessions or the application for a case stated is made enter into a recognizance in such amount as may be fixed by the court from whose decision the appeal is brought or by any justice of the peace having jurisdiction in the petty sessions district for which that court acted conditioned—

(a)

to prosecute the appeal or case without delay; and

(b)

to abide by the judgment of the county court or of the Court of Appeal, as the case may be; and

(c)

to pay such costs as the court may award.

(2)

The clerk of petty sessions shall not be required to deliver a case stated to the appellant until the appellant has, where necessary, complied with paragraph (1) and has paid to him such fees payable for the case and for the recognizance as may be prescribed and if the appellant fails or neglects to pay the fees within fourteen days after being notified that the case stated is ready for delivery he shall be deemed to have abandoned his appeal.

(3)

Paragraph (1) shall not apply to an appellant who—

(a)

pending the hearing of the appeal or case stated remains in custody; or

(b)

has been released from custody upon his entering into a recognizance under Article 148; or

(c)

is a public or local authority or an officer of a public or local authority acting as such or is a constable acting as such; or

(d)

is appealing to the county court against an order made in debt proceedings; or

(e)

is a plaintiff appealing to the county court in ejectment proceedings.

Abandonment of appeal to county court or by way of case stated150.(1)

An appellant may at any time, not less than seven days before the date fixing for the hearing, abandon an appeal to the county court by giving notice in writing to such civil servant in the Department of Justice as that Department may designate and such person shall forthwith give notice to the other party to the appeal.

(2)

Where an appeal is by way of case stated the applicant for the case may at any time before the date on which he is required to transmit the case to the Court of Appeal abandon the appeal by giving notice in writing to such civil servant in the Department of Justice as that Department may designate and such person shall forthwith give notice to the other party to the appeal.

Estreat of recognizances and making of orders as to costs in connection with appeals151.(1)

Where it appears that an appellant has failed to comply with the conditions of a recognizance entered into under Article 148 or Article 149, because—

(a)

a notice of abandonment has been duly served under Article 150; or

(b)

the appeal has not been duly prosecuted; or

(c)

being the applicant for a case stated, he has failed to take delivery of it or to transmit it as required by Article 146 (9);

a court of summary jurisdiction acting for the same petty sessions district as the magistrates' court from whose decision the appeal was made or by whom the case was stated, may, after such a notice as is referred to in Article 138 (3), has been served in accordance with that paragraph upon the party or parties bound by the recognizance, order the recognizance to be estreated.

(2)

In addition, the court of summary jurisdiction may, on the application of the other party to the appeal, order to be paid to him out of the amount forfeited on the estreat of the recognizance such sum as appears to the court to be just and reasonable in respect of expenses properly incurred by such other party in connection with the appeal and the balance of the sum so forfeited, if any, shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund of Northern Ireland so, however, that where the appeal is abandoned pursuant to notice duly served under Article 150 the said balance shall be repaid to the party or parties from whom it was forfeited.

(3)

Where an appeal has been abandoned by a public or local authority or by an officer of a public or local authority acting as such or by a constable acting as such by notice of abandonment under Article 150 or where such an appeal has not been duly prosecuted, a court of summary jurisdiction such as is referred to in paragraph (1) may upon complaint order it or him to pay such costs as appear to the court to be just and reasonable in respect of expenses properly incurred by any other party in connection with the appeal.

(4)

The provisions of this Article are in addition to and not in derogation of any provision made by rules of court for the enforcement of the recognizances referred to in paragraph (1).

Enforcement of orders made, affirmed or varied on appeal or of original order where appeal abandoned152.

Without prejudice to Article 147, or, in the case of an appeal to the county court, to Article 28 of the County Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1980, after an appeal has been decided by the Court of Appeal or county court or, where an appeal has been abandoned (including where an applicant for a case stated has failed to take delivery of it or to transmit it to the Court of Appeal), an order, decree or warrant to enforce the order made on appeal, affirming, reversing or varying the original order, or (as the case may be) to enforce the original order, may be issued by any resident magistrate. . . and, in the case of an appeal to the county court, by the chief clerk.

Computation of sentence on appeal153.(1)

Where a person who has been sentenced to imprisonment by a magistrates' court appeals to the county court or, by way of case stated under this Part or under Article 61 of the County Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 to the Court of Appeal—

(a)

the time during which the appellant, pending the determination of his appeal, is not detained in custody shall not count as part of any term of imprisonment under his sentence;

(b)

the time during which the appellant is in custody pending the determination of his appeal shall, subject to any direction which the county court or, as the case may be, the Court of Appeal may give to the contrary, be reckoned as part of any sentence to which he is for the time being subject.

(2)

When the county court or the Court of Appeal gives a direction under paragraph (1) (b), it shall state its reasons for giving it.

(3)

The term of any sentence passed by the county court or the Court of Appeal in exercise of its powers under this Part or under any other statutory provision shall, unless the county court or, as the case may be, the Court of Appeal otherwise directs, begin to run from the time when it would have begun to run if passed in the proceedings from which the appeal lies.

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<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="F" class="commentary F" eId="c16971321" marker="F1">
<p>
<ref eId="c00859" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/1996/ni24">1996 NI 24</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="F" class="commentary F" eId="c16971341" marker="F2">
<p>
<ref eId="c00860" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/26">2002 c. 26</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="F" class="commentary F" eId="c16971371" marker="F3">
<p>
prosp. insertion by
<ref eId="c00861" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/26">2002 c. 26</ref>
- see SR
<ref eId="c00862" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukcm/2003/488">2003 No.488</ref>
(C.37)
</p>
</note>
<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="F" class="commentary F" eId="c16971421" marker="F4">
<p>
<ref eId="c00896" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/33">2004 c. 33</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="F" class="commentary F" eId="c16971441" marker="F5">
<p>SR 1994/472</p>
</note>
<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="F" class="commentary F" eId="c16971301" marker="F6">
<p>
<ref eId="c00897" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/41">1990 c. 41</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="F" class="commentary F" eId="c16971461" marker="F7">
<p>
<ref eId="c00898" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/22">1999 c. 22</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="F" class="commentary F" eId="c22031901" marker="F8">
<p>
Words in
<ref eId="c00932" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1981/1675/article/150">art. 150</ref>
substituted (12.4.2010) by
<ref eId="c00933" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/133">Northern Ireland Court Service (Abolition and Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/133)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00934" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/133/article/4">art. 4</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00935" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/133/schedule/paragraph/15/4">Sch. para. 15(4)</ref>
(with
<rref eId="c00936" class="subref" from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/133/article/5" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/133/article/7" ukl:CitationRef="c00933">arts. 5-7</rref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="F" class="commentary F" eId="c22031951" marker="F9">
<p>
Words in
<ref eId="c00937" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1981/1675/article/150/1">art. 150(1)</ref>
substituted (12.4.2010) by
<ref eId="c00938" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/976">Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00939" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/976/article/1/2">arts. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00940" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/976/article/15/5">15(5)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00941" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/976/schedule/18/paragraph/138">Sch. 18 para. 138</ref>
(with
<rref eId="c00942" class="subref" from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/976/article/28" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/976/article/31" ukl:CitationRef="c00938">arts. 28-31</rref>
);
<ref eId="c00943" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/977">S.I. 2010/977</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00944" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/977/article/1/2">art. 1(2)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="F" class="commentary F" eId="c22031971" marker="F10">
<p>
Words in
<ref eId="c00945" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1981/1675/article/150/2">art. 150(2)</ref>
substituted (12.4.2010) by
<ref eId="c00946" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/976">Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00947" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/976/article/1/2">arts. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00948" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/976/article/15/5">15(5)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00949" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/976/schedule/18/paragraph/138">Sch. 18 para. 138</ref>
(with
<rref eId="c00950" class="subref" from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/976/article/28" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/976/article/31" ukl:CitationRef="c00946">arts. 28-31</rref>
);
<ref eId="c00951" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/977">S.I. 2010/977</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00952" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/977/article/1/2">art. 1(2)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="F" class="commentary F" eId="c22031981" marker="F11">
<p>
Words in
<ref eId="c00953" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1981/1675/article/151/2">art. 151(2)</ref>
substituted (12.4.2010) by
<ref eId="c00954" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/976">Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00955" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/976/article/1/2">arts. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00956" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/976/article/15/5">15(5)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00957" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/976/schedule/18/paragraph/137">Sch. 18 para. 137</ref>
(with
<rref eId="c00958" class="subref" from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/976/article/28" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/976/article/31" ukl:CitationRef="c00954">arts. 28-31</rref>
);
<ref eId="c00959" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/977">S.I. 2010/977</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00960" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/977/article/1/2">art. 1(2)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="F" class="commentary F" eId="c16971481" marker="F12">
<p>
<ref eId="c00961" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/26">2002 c. 26</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="C" class="commentary C" eId="c22518581" marker="C1">
<p>
<ref eId="c00853" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1981/1675/article/140/1/b">Art. 140(1)(b)</ref>
extended (15.12.2011) by
<ref eId="c00854" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2011/23">Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011 (c. 23)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00855" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2011/23/section/15/3">ss. 15(3)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00856" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2011/23/section/31/2">31(2)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00857" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2011/23/schedule/3/paragraph/4/5/d">Sch. 3 para. 4(5)(d)</ref>
(with
<ref eId="c00858" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2011/23/schedule/8">Sch. 8</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="C" class="commentary C" eId="key-45bded2b4dbe0f0533eab8eb914621f5" marker="C2">
<p>
<ref eId="cnrfk71t2-00006" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1981/1675/article/140/1/b">Art. 140(1)(b)</ref>
applied (12.2.2015) by
<ref eId="cnrfk71t2-00007" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2015/6">Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (c. 6)</ref>
,
<ref eId="cnrfk71t2-00008" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2015/6/section/52/5">s. 52(5)</ref>
,
<ref eId="cnrfk71t2-00009" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2015/6/schedule/4/paragraph/4/5/d">Sch. 4 para. 4(5)(d)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="C" class="commentary C" eId="c22518611" marker="C3">
<p>
Art. 143 applied (11.7.2011) by
<ref eId="c00864" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/16">Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 16)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00865" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/16/section/17/14">ss. 17(14)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00866" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/16/section/59">59</ref>
(with
<ref eId="c00867" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/16/section/1/2">ss. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00868" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/16/section/52/1">52(1)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00869" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/16/section/53">53</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00870" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/16/section/54">54</ref>
);
</p>
<p>
<ref eId="c00871" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2011/245">S.R. 2011/245</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00872" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2011/245/article/2">art. 2</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00873" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2011/245/schedule/1">Sch. 1</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="C" class="commentary C" eId="c22520071" marker="C4">
<p>
Art. 143 applied (11.7.2011) by
<ref eId="c00875" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/16">Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 16)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00876" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/16/section/20/1">ss. 20(1)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00877" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/16/section/59">59</ref>
(with
<ref eId="c00878" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/16/section/1/2">ss. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00879" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/16/section/52/1">52(1)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00880" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/16/section/53">53</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00881" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/16/section/54">54</ref>
);
<ref eId="c00882" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2011/245">S.R. 2011/245</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00883" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2011/245/article/2">art. 2</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00884" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2011/245/schedule/1">Sch. 1</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="C" class="commentary C" eId="c22520111" marker="C5">
<p>
Art. 143 applied (11.7.2011) by
<ref eId="c00886" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/16">Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 16)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00887" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/16/section/20/6">ss. 20(6)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00888" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/16/section/59">59</ref>
(with
<ref eId="c00889" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/16/section/1/2">ss. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00890" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/16/section/52/1">52(1)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00891" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/16/section/53">53</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00892" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/16/section/54">54</ref>
);
<ref eId="c00893" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2011/245">S.R. 2011/245</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00894" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2011/245/article/2">art. 2</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00895" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2011/245/schedule/1">Sch. 1</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="C" class="commentary C" eId="c22520121" marker="C6">
<p>
<ref eId="c00899" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1981/1675/article/146">Art. 146</ref>
applied (11.7.2011) by
<ref eId="c00900" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/16">Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 16)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00901" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/16/section/17/14">ss. 17(14)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00902" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/16/section/59">59</ref>
(with
<ref eId="c00903" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/16/section/1/2">ss. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00904" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/16/section/52/1">52(1)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00905" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/16/section/53">53</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00906" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/16/section/54">54</ref>
);
<ref eId="c00907" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2011/245">S.R. 2011/245</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00908" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2011/245/article/2">art. 2</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00909" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2011/245/schedule/1">Sch. 1</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="C" class="commentary C" eId="c22520131" marker="C7">
<p>
<ref eId="c00910" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1981/1675/article/146">Art. 146</ref>
applied (11.7.2011) by
<ref eId="c00911" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/16">Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 16)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00912" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/16/section/20/1">ss. 20(1)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00913" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/16/section/59">59</ref>
(with
<ref eId="c00914" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/16/section/1/2">ss. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00915" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/16/section/52/1">52(1)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00916" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/16/section/53">53</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00917" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/16/section/54">54</ref>
);
<ref eId="c00918" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2011/245">S.R. 2011/245</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00919" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2011/245/article/2">art. 2</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00920" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2011/245/schedule/1">Sch. 1</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="C" class="commentary C" eId="c22520141" marker="C8">
<p>
<ref eId="c00921" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1981/1675/article/146">Art. 146</ref>
applied (11.7.2011) by
<ref eId="c00922" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/16">Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 16)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00923" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/16/section/20/6">ss. 20(6)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00924" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/16/section/59">59</ref>
(with
<ref eId="c00925" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/16/section/1/2">ss. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00926" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/16/section/52/1">52(1)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00927" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/16/section/53">53</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00928" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/16/section/54">54</ref>
);
<ref eId="c00929" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2011/245">S.R. 2011/245</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00930" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2011/245/article/2">art. 2</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00931" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2011/245/schedule/1">Sch. 1</ref>
</p>
</note>
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<num>PART XII</num>
<heading>APPEAL AND CASE STATED</heading>
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<i>Appeals to county court</i>
</heading>
<article eId="article-140">
<heading>
Appeals against conviction or sentence,
<abbr title="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</abbr>
</heading>
<num>140.</num>
<hcontainer name="wrapper2">
<paragraph eId="article-140-1">
<num>(1)</num>
<intro>
<p>Subject to this Article, a person convicted by a magistrates' court may appeal to a county court,—</p>
</intro>
<level class="para1" eId="article-140-1-a">
<num>(a)</num>
<content>
<p>whether or not he pleaded guilty, against his sentence;</p>
</content>
</level>
<level class="para1" eId="article-140-1-b">
<num>(b)</num>
<content>
<p>if he did not plead guilty, against the conviction.</p>
</content>
</level>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-140-1A">
<num>
<ins class="first" ukl:ChangeId="d29p8999" ukl:CommentaryRef="c16971321">
<noteRef uk:name="commentary" href="#c16971321" class="commentary"/>
(1A)
</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="last" ukl:ChangeId="d29p8999" ukl:CommentaryRef="c16971321">Article 6 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (under which a conviction of an offence for which an order for conditional or absolute discharge is made is deemed not to be a conviction except for certain purposes) shall not prevent an appeal under this Article, whether against conviction or otherwise.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-140-2">
<num>(2)</num>
<content>
<p>
In paragraph (1) “sentence” includes any order
<ins class="first last" ukl:ChangeId="d29p9013" ukl:CommentaryRef="c16971341">
<noteRef uk:name="commentary" href="#c16971341" class="commentary"/>
passed on the person for the offence, whether on conviction or in subsequent proceedings,
</ins>
not being—
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="wrapper2">
<intro>
<blockContainer ukl:Name="BlockText">
<p>
<i>
Sub‐para. (a) rep. by 1996
<abbr class="acronym" title="Northern Ireland">NI</abbr>
24
</i>
</p>
<blockList class="ordered alpha parens" ukl:Name="OrderedList" ukl:Type="alpha" ukl:Decoration="parens">
<item>
<num>(b)</num>
<p>an order for the payment of costs; or</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>(c)</num>
<p>any other order subject to a restriction referred to in paragraph 9(1)(b) of Schedule 5.</p>
</item>
</blockList>
</blockContainer>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="article-140-2A">
<num>
<ins class="first" ukl:ChangeId="d29p9031" ukl:CommentaryRef="c16971341">
<noteRef uk:name="commentary" href="#c16971341" class="commentary"/>
(2A)
</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins ukl:ChangeId="d29p9031" ukl:CommentaryRef="c16971341">A person may appeal to a county court against—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<level class="para1" eId="article-140-2A-a">
<num>
<ins ukl:ChangeId="d29p9031" ukl:CommentaryRef="c16971341">(a)</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins ukl:ChangeId="d29p9031" ukl:CommentaryRef="c16971341">a fine imposed under paragraph (a), or an order made under paragraph (b) or (c), of paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 2 to the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (N.I. 24);</ins>
</p>
</content>
</level>
<level class="para1" eId="article-140-2A-b">
<num>
<ins ukl:ChangeId="d29p9031" ukl:CommentaryRef="c16971341">(b)</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins ukl:ChangeId="d29p9031" ukl:CommentaryRef="c16971341">the dismissal of an application under Part 3 or 4 of that Schedule;</ins>
</p>
</content>
</level>
<level class="para1" eId="article-140-2A-c">
<num>
<ins ukl:ChangeId="d29p9031" ukl:CommentaryRef="c16971341">(c)</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins ukl:ChangeId="d29p9031" ukl:CommentaryRef="c16971341">a fine imposed, or an order made, under Article 41(2) or</ins>
<ins ukl:ChangeId="d29p9031" ukl:CommentaryRef="c16971341">
<noteRef href="#c16971371" uk:name="commentary" ukl:Name="CommentaryRef" class="commentary"/>
of the Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (N.I. 9);
</ins>
</p>
</content>
</level>
<level class="para1" eId="article-140-2A-d">
<num>
<ins ukl:ChangeId="d29p9031" ukl:CommentaryRef="c16971341">(d)</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins ukl:ChangeId="d29p9031" ukl:CommentaryRef="c16971341">an order made under Article</ins>
<ins ukl:ChangeId="d29p9031" ukl:CommentaryRef="c16971341">
<noteRef href="#c16971371" uk:name="commentary" ukl:Name="CommentaryRef" class="commentary"/>
or 54(3)(a) of that Order;
</ins>
</p>
</content>
</level>
<level class="para1" eId="article-140-2A-e">
<num>
<ins ukl:ChangeId="d29p9031" ukl:CommentaryRef="c16971341">(e)</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins ukl:ChangeId="d29p9031" ukl:CommentaryRef="c16971341">an order made under paragraph 3 of Schedule 1A to that Order; or</ins>
</p>
</content>
</level>
<level class="para1" eId="article-140-2A-f">
<num>
<ins ukl:ChangeId="d29p9031" ukl:CommentaryRef="c16971341">(f)</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="last" ukl:ChangeId="d29p9031" ukl:CommentaryRef="c16971341">the dismissal of an application under paragraph 5 of that Schedule (otherwise than to the Crown Court) to make an order under sub-paragraph (1) of that paragraph.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</level>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="wrapper2">
<intro>
<blockContainer ukl:Name="BlockText">
<p>
<i>
Para. (3) rep. by 1996
<abbr class="acronym" title="Northern Ireland">NI</abbr>
24
</i>
</p>
</blockContainer>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="article-140-4">
<num>(4)</num>
<content>
<p>
A person ordered under
<ins class="first last" ukl:ChangeId="d29p9090" ukl:CommentaryRef="c16971321">
<noteRef uk:name="commentary" href="#c16971321" class="commentary"/>
Article 7(1) of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996
</ins>
to give good security for the good behaviour of an offender may appeal to the county court.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
</article>
<article eId="article-141">
<heading>Appeals from orders as to recognizances</heading>
<num>141.</num>
<paragraph eId="article-141-1">
<num>(1)</num>
<content>
<p>A person ordered by a magistrates' court to enter into a recognizance to keep the peace or to be of good behaviour or to keep the peace and be of good behaviour may appeal to the county court and the order appealed against shall not be suspended pending the determination of the appeal but shall, pending such determination, have full force and effect.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-141-2">
<num>(2)</num>
<content>
<p>A party bound by a recognizance which is estreated by a court of summary jurisdiction may appeal to the county court.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</article>
<article eId="article-142">
<heading>Appeals against imprisonment or fine for misbehaviour in court or against an order under Article 112(6)</heading>
<num>142.</num>
<paragraph eId="article-142-1">
<num>(1)</num>
<content>
<p>A person committed to prison or upon whom a fine is imposed under Article 160 may appeal to the county court.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-142-2">
<num>(2)</num>
<content>
<p>Nothing in this Part shall affect section 44 of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 in so far as it confers a right of appeal to the Court of Appeal from an order under Article 112(6).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</article>
<article eId="article-143">
<heading>Appeals in other cases</heading>
<num>143.</num>
<paragraph eId="article-143-1">
<num>(1)</num>
<content>
<p>Subject to paragraph (2) and to Articles 29 and 31(1) of the Domestic Proceedings (Northern Ireland) Order 1980, an appeal shall lie to the county court from any order of a magistrates' court in proceedings to which this Article applies, by any party to the proceedings.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-143-2">
<num>(2)</num>
<content>
<p>No appeal shall lie from an order under Article 98(4) or (5).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-143-3">
<num>(3)</num>
<intro>
<p>This Article applies to the following proceedings—</p>
</intro>
<level class="para1" eId="article-143-3-a">
<num>(a)</num>
<content>
<p>debt proceedings;</p>
</content>
</level>
<level class="para1" eId="article-143-3-b">
<num>(b)</num>
<content>
<p>ejectment proceedings;</p>
</content>
</level>
<level class="para1" eId="article-143-3-c">
<num>(c)</num>
<content>
<p>proceedings commenced by notice of application or appeal (whether under Part VII or otherwise);</p>
</content>
</level>
<level class="para1" eId="article-143-3-d">
<num>(d)</num>
<content>
<p>proceedings upon a complaint to which Part VIII applies.</p>
</content>
</level>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-143-4">
<num>
<ins class="first" ukl:ChangeId="d29p9187" ukl:CommentaryRef="c16971421">
<noteRef uk:name="commentary" href="#c16971421" class="commentary"/>
(4)
</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="last" ukl:ChangeId="d29p9187" ukl:CommentaryRef="c16971421">Paragraph (1) is also subject to paragraph 8(2) of Schedule 16 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 and Article 31(1) of the Domestic Proceedings (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 as applied by paragraph 46 of that Schedule.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</article>
<article eId="article-144">
<heading>Procedure on appeal</heading>
<num>144.</num>
<paragraph eId="article-144-1">
<num>(1)</num>
<content>
<p>Where an appeal is made to the county court under this Part, the appellant shall, in addition to complying with the provisions of this Part as to recognizances, within fourteen days commencing on the day on which the decision of the magistrates' court was made, give to the other party notice in writing of his appeal and shall within the said period lodge a copy of such notice so given with the clerk of petty sessions.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-144-2">
<num>(2)</num>
<content>
<p>For the purposes of paragraph (1) the day on which the decision of the magistrates' court is given shall, where the court has adjourned the hearing of a complaint after conviction or under Article 51, be the day on which the court sentences or otherwise deals with the offender.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-144-2A">
<num>
<ins class="first" ukl:ChangeId="d29p9215" ukl:CommentaryRef="c16971441">
<noteRef uk:name="commentary" href="#c16971441" class="commentary"/>
(2A)
</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="last" ukl:ChangeId="d29p9215" ukl:CommentaryRef="c16971441">The period within which notice of appeal must be given and lodged under paragraph (1) may be extended, either before or after it expires, by the county court having jurisdiction in the county court division in which the magistrates' court sat, on an application made in accordance with county court rules.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-144-3">
<num>(3)</num>
<content>
<p>An appeal from the decision of a magistrates' court shall, without prejudice to any power to adjourn proceedings in the county court and subject to paragraph (4), be heard at the sitting of the county court having jurisdiction in the county court division in which the magistrates' court sat which commences next after the expiration of seven days from the day on which the copy of the notice is lodged with the clerk of petty sessions under paragraph (1).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-144-4">
<num>(4)</num>
<content>
<p>Where the appellant remains in custody pending the hearing of his appeal, the appeal may be heard at the sitting of the county court which commences next after the day on which the copy of the notice is lodged with the clerk of petty sessions under paragraph (1).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-144-5">
<num>(5)</num>
<content>
<p>Without prejudice to Article 14, magistrates' courts rules may provide for the transmission of documents to and from the county court.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</article>
<article eId="article-145">
<heading>Powers exercisable by county court on appeal</heading>
<num>145.</num>
<paragraph eId="article-145-1">
<num>(1)</num>
<content>
<p>On an appeal made to it under this Part the county court may exercise all or any of the powers specified in Article 28 of the County Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 and where an appellant who has not given due notice of abandonment in accordance with Article 150 does not appear to prosecute his appeal the county court may without rehearing any evidence affirm the order appealed from or may otherwise deal with the appeal in the absence of the appellant and in either case may, subject to county court rules, order the payment of costs by the appellant.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-145-2">
<num>(2)</num>
<content>
<p>This Article shall not apply to costs in criminal appeals.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</article>
<article eId="article-145A">
<heading>
<ins class="first" ukl:ChangeId="d29p9263" ukl:CommentaryRef="c16971301">
<noteRef uk:name="commentary" href="#c16971301" class="commentary"/>
Immunity of county court judges hearing appeals under this Part.
</ins>
</heading>
<num>
<ins ukl:ChangeId="d29p9263" ukl:CommentaryRef="c16971301">145A.</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins ukl:ChangeId="d29p9263" ukl:CommentaryRef="c16971301">Articles 5, 6</ins>
<ins ukl:ChangeId="d29p9263" ukl:CommentaryRef="c16971301">
<ins class="first last" ukl:ChangeId="d29p9272" ukl:CommentaryRef="c16971461">
<noteRef uk:name="commentary" href="#c16971461" class="commentary"/>
,6A
</ins>
</ins>
<ins class="last" ukl:ChangeId="d29p9263" ukl:CommentaryRef="c16971301"> and 10 shall apply in relation to a county court judge sitting in connection with an appeal under this Part as they apply in relation to a resident magistrate.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</article>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" ukl:Name="Pblock" eId="part-XII-crossheading-case-stated">
<heading>
<i>Case stated</i>
</heading>
<article eId="article-146">
<heading>Cases stated by magistrates' courts</heading>
<num>146.</num>
<paragraph eId="article-146-1">
<num>(1)</num>
<content>
<p>Any party of a summary proceeding dissatisfied with any decision of the court upon any point of law involved in the determination of the proceeding or of any issue as to its jurisdiction may apply to the court to state a case setting forth the relevant facts and the grounds of such determination for the opinion of the Court of Appeal.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-146-2">
<num>(2)</num>
<content>
<p>An application under paragraph (1) shall be made in writing by delivering it to the clerk of petty sessions within fourteen days commencing with the day on which the decision of the magistrates' court was given and a copy shall be served on the other party within the same period.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-146-3">
<num>(3)</num>
<content>
<p>For the purpose of paragraph (2) the day on which the decision of the magistrates' court is given shall, where the hearing of the charge has been adjourned after conviction or under Article 51, be the day on which the court sentences or otherwise deals with the offender.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-146-4">
<num>(4)</num>
<content>
<p>If the magistrates' court is of opinion that an application under this Article is frivolous, but not otherwise, it may, subject to paragraph (5), refuse to state a case, and, if the applicant so requires, shall give him a certificate stating that the application has been refused.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-146-5">
<num>(5)</num>
<content>
<p>The court shall not refuse to state a case if the application is made by or under the direction of the Attorney General.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-146-6">
<num>(6)</num>
<content>
<p>Subject to the preceding provisions of this Article the magistrates' court, upon application made under paragraph (1), shall state a case within three months from the date of the application.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-146-7">
<num>(7)</num>
<content>
<p>Where the magistrates' court refuses or fails to state a case under paragraph (6), the applicant may apply to a Judge of the Court of Appeal for an order directing the magistrates' court to state a case within the time limited by the order and where the Judge of the Court of Appeal makes such order the magistrates' court shall state the case upon the applicant entering into any recognizance required by Article 149.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-146-8">
<num>(8)</num>
<content>
<p>Where an application for a case to be stated under this Article has been granted any other right of the applicant to appeal against the decision shall cease.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-146-9">
<num>(9)</num>
<content>
<p>Within fourteen days from the date on which the clerk of petty sessions dispatches the case stated to the applicant (such date to be stamped by the clerk of petty sessions on the front of the case stated), the applicant shall transmit the case stated to the Court of Appeal and serve on the other party a copy of the case stated with the date of transmission endorsed on it.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-146-10">
<num>(10)</num>
<content>
<p>Where two or more parties to the same proceedings apply under this Article to the court to state a case, the court shall, subject to paragraph (4), state a single case only.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</article>
<article eId="article-147">
<heading>Powers of Court of Appeal</heading>
<num>147.</num>
<paragraph eId="article-147-1">
<num>(1)</num>
<intro>
<p>Without prejudice to the generality of section 22 of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954, where a case is stated under Article 146 for the opinion of the Court of Appeal, that Court may exercise all the powers, authority and jurisdiction of the magistrates' court stating the case and, in addition may—</p>
</intro>
<level class="para1" eId="article-147-1-a">
<num>(a)</num>
<content>
<p>affirm, reverse or vary the decision of the magistrates' court;</p>
</content>
</level>
<level class="para1" eId="article-147-1-b">
<num>(b)</num>
<content>
<p>remit the case stated, with such declarations or directions as the Court of Appeal may think proper, for hearing and determination by the magistrates' court or for re-statement or amendment or for a supplemental case to be stated thereon; or</p>
</content>
</level>
<level class="para1" eId="article-147-1-c">
<num>(c)</num>
<content>
<p>make such order as to costs and expenses as the Court of Appeal may think proper;</p>
</content>
</level>
<wrapUp>
<p>and the magistrates' court shall have regard to all such declarations and obey all such directions, if any, as may be given by the Court of Appeal pursuant to sub-paragraph (b).</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-147-2">
<num>(2)</num>
<content>
<p>Except as provided by section 41 of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978, the decision of the Court of Appeal upon a case stated under this Part shall be final.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</article>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" ukl:Name="Pblock" eId="part-XII-crossheading-supplemental-provisions-as-to-appeal-to-the-county-court-by-way-of-case-stated">
<heading>
<i>Supplemental provisions as to appeal to the county court by way of case stated.</i>
</heading>
<article eId="article-148">
<heading>Bail on appeal to county court or by way of case stated</heading>
<num>148.</num>
<paragraph eId="article-148-1">
<num>(1)</num>
<intro>
<p>Where a person has given notice of appeal to the county court against the order of a magistrates' court or has applied to a magistrates' court to state a case for the opinion of the Court of Appeal, then, if he is in custody, the magistrates' court or any justice of the peace having jurisdiction in the petty sessions district for which the court acted may order him to be released on his entering into a recognizance conditioned—</p>
</intro>
<level class="para1" eId="article-148-1-a">
<num>(a)</num>
<content>
<p>if he has given notice of appeal, for his appearance at the hearing of the appeal;</p>
</content>
</level>
<level class="para1" eId="article-148-1-b">
<num>(b)</num>
<content>
<p>if he has applied for the statement of a case, for his due appearance before the magistrates' court after the judgment of the Court of Appeal has been given, if and when he is so directed by the Court of Appeal;</p>
</content>
</level>
<level class="para1" eId="article-148-1-c">
<num>(c)</num>
<content>
<p>and in either case for the due prosecution of the appeal in the same terms as the recognizance required by Article 149(1).</p>
</content>
</level>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-148-2">
<num>(2)</num>
<content>
<p>Where the appellant in custody is unable to obtain his release because a magistrates' court has refused to release him from custody under paragraph (1) or fixed the amount of the recognizance to be entered by the appellant or of the recognizance of a surety under Article 136 or the amount of any security to be given under Article 137 in lieu of sureties at an excessive sum, the appellant may apply to the High Court to release him from custody, or to reduce the amount of the recognizance or security as the case may be.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-148-3">
<num>(3)</num>
<content>
<p>Any application under paragraph (2) shall be made in like manner as an application for bail by a person who has been returned for trial in custody in respect of an indictable offence and on any such application the Court may order the release of an appellant on such conditions, and fix the amount of the recognizance or other security as such sum, as the Court thinks fit.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</article>
<article eId="article-149">
<heading>Recognizance to prosecute appeal and fees on case stated</heading>
<num>149.</num>
<paragraph eId="article-149-1">
<num>(1)</num>
<intro>
<p>Subject to paragraph (3), an appellant shall within three days commencing on the say on which a copy of the notice of appeal is lodged with the clerk of petty sessions or the application for a case stated is made enter into a recognizance in such amount as may be fixed by the court from whose decision the appeal is brought or by any justice of the peace having jurisdiction in the petty sessions district for which that court acted conditioned—</p>
</intro>
<level class="para1" eId="article-149-1-a">
<num>(a)</num>
<content>
<p>to prosecute the appeal or case without delay; and</p>
</content>
</level>
<level class="para1" eId="article-149-1-b">
<num>(b)</num>
<content>
<p>to abide by the judgment of the county court or of the Court of Appeal, as the case may be; and</p>
</content>
</level>
<level class="para1" eId="article-149-1-c">
<num>(c)</num>
<content>
<p>to pay such costs as the court may award.</p>
</content>
</level>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-149-2">
<num>(2)</num>
<content>
<p>The clerk of petty sessions shall not be required to deliver a case stated to the appellant until the appellant has, where necessary, complied with paragraph (1) and has paid to him such fees payable for the case and for the recognizance as may be prescribed and if the appellant fails or neglects to pay the fees within fourteen days after being notified that the case stated is ready for delivery he shall be deemed to have abandoned his appeal.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-149-3">
<num>(3)</num>
<intro>
<p>Paragraph (1) shall not apply to an appellant who—</p>
</intro>
<level class="para1" eId="article-149-3-a">
<num>(a)</num>
<content>
<p>pending the hearing of the appeal or case stated remains in custody; or</p>
</content>
</level>
<level class="para1" eId="article-149-3-b">
<num>(b)</num>
<content>
<p>has been released from custody upon his entering into a recognizance under Article 148; or</p>
</content>
</level>
<level class="para1" eId="article-149-3-c">
<num>(c)</num>
<content>
<p>is a public or local authority or an officer of a public or local authority acting as such or is a constable acting as such; or</p>
</content>
</level>
<level class="para1" eId="article-149-3-d">
<num>(d)</num>
<content>
<p>is appealing to the county court against an order made in debt proceedings; or</p>
</content>
</level>
<level class="para1" eId="article-149-3-e">
<num>(e)</num>
<content>
<p>is a plaintiff appealing to the county court in ejectment proceedings.</p>
</content>
</level>
</paragraph>
</article>
<article eId="article-150">
<heading>Abandonment of appeal to county court or by way of case stated</heading>
<num>150.</num>
<paragraph eId="article-150-1">
<num>(1)</num>
<content>
<p>
An appellant may at any time, not less than seven days before the date fixing for the hearing, abandon an appeal to the county court by giving notice in writing to such
<ins class="substitution first last" ukl:ChangeId="d29p9530" ukl:CommentaryRef="c22031901">
<noteRef uk:name="commentary" href="#c22031901" class="commentary"/>
civil servant in the Department of Justice
</ins>
as
<ins class="substitution first last" ukl:ChangeId="d29p9534" ukl:CommentaryRef="c22031951">
<noteRef uk:name="commentary" href="#c22031951" class="commentary"/>
that Department
</ins>
may designate and such person shall forthwith give notice to the other party to the appeal.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-150-2">
<num>(2)</num>
<content>
<p>
Where an appeal is by way of case stated the applicant for the case may at any time before the date on which he is required to transmit the case to the Court of Appeal abandon the appeal by giving notice in writing to such
<ins class="substitution first last" ukl:ChangeId="d29p9544" ukl:CommentaryRef="c22031901">
<noteRef uk:name="commentary" href="#c22031901" class="commentary"/>
civil servant in the Department of Justice
</ins>
as
<ins class="substitution first last" ukl:ChangeId="d29p9548" ukl:CommentaryRef="c22031971">
<noteRef uk:name="commentary" href="#c22031971" class="commentary"/>
that Department
</ins>
may designate and such person shall forthwith give notice to the other party to the appeal.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</article>
<article eId="article-151">
<heading>Estreat of recognizances and making of orders as to costs in connection with appeals</heading>
<num>151.</num>
<paragraph eId="article-151-1">
<num>(1)</num>
<intro>
<p>Where it appears that an appellant has failed to comply with the conditions of a recognizance entered into under Article 148 or Article 149, because—</p>
</intro>
<level class="para1" eId="article-151-1-a">
<num>(a)</num>
<content>
<p>a notice of abandonment has been duly served under Article 150; or</p>
</content>
</level>
<level class="para1" eId="article-151-1-b">
<num>(b)</num>
<content>
<p>the appeal has not been duly prosecuted; or</p>
</content>
</level>
<level class="para1" eId="article-151-1-c">
<num>(c)</num>
<content>
<p>being the applicant for a case stated, he has failed to take delivery of it or to transmit it as required by Article 146 (9);</p>
</content>
</level>
<wrapUp>
<p>a court of summary jurisdiction acting for the same petty sessions district as the magistrates' court from whose decision the appeal was made or by whom the case was stated, may, after such a notice as is referred to in Article 138 (3), has been served in accordance with that paragraph upon the party or parties bound by the recognizance, order the recognizance to be estreated.</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-151-2">
<num>(2)</num>
<content>
<p>
In addition, the court of summary jurisdiction may, on the application of the other party to the appeal, order to be paid to him out of the amount forfeited on the estreat of the recognizance such sum as appears to the court to be just and reasonable in respect of expenses properly incurred by such other party in connection with the appeal and the balance of the sum so forfeited, if any, shall be paid into the
<ins class="substitution first last" ukl:ChangeId="d29p9592" ukl:CommentaryRef="c22031981">
<noteRef uk:name="commentary" href="#c22031981" class="commentary"/>
Consolidated Fund of Northern Ireland
</ins>
so, however, that where the appeal is abandoned pursuant to notice duly served under Article 150 the said balance shall be repaid to the party or parties from whom it was forfeited.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-151-3">
<num>(3)</num>
<content>
<p>Where an appeal has been abandoned by a public or local authority or by an officer of a public or local authority acting as such or by a constable acting as such by notice of abandonment under Article 150 or where such an appeal has not been duly prosecuted, a court of summary jurisdiction such as is referred to in paragraph (1) may upon complaint order it or him to pay such costs as appear to the court to be just and reasonable in respect of expenses properly incurred by any other party in connection with the appeal.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-151-4">
<num>(4)</num>
<content>
<p>The provisions of this Article are in addition to and not in derogation of any provision made by rules of court for the enforcement of the recognizances referred to in paragraph (1).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</article>
<article eId="article-152">
<heading>Enforcement of orders made, affirmed or varied on appeal or of original order where appeal abandoned</heading>
<num>152.</num>
<content>
<p>
Without prejudice to Article 147, or, in the case of an appeal to the county court, to Article 28 of the County Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1980, after an appeal has been decided by the Court of Appeal or county court or, where an appeal has been abandoned (including where an applicant for a case stated has failed to take delivery of it or to transmit it to the Court of Appeal), an order, decree or warrant to enforce the order made on appeal, affirming, reversing or varying the original order, or (as the case may be) to enforce the original order, may be issued by any resident magistrate
<noteRef href="#c16971481" uk:name="commentary" ukl:Name="CommentaryRef" class="commentary"/>
. . . and, in the case of an appeal to the county court, by the chief clerk.
</p>
</content>
</article>
<article eId="article-153">
<heading>Computation of sentence on appeal</heading>
<num>153.</num>
<paragraph eId="article-153-1">
<num>(1)</num>
<intro>
<p>Where a person who has been sentenced to imprisonment by a magistrates' court appeals to the county court or, by way of case stated under this Part or under Article 61 of the County Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 to the Court of Appeal—</p>
</intro>
<level class="para1" eId="article-153-1-a">
<num>(a)</num>
<content>
<p>the time during which the appellant, pending the determination of his appeal, is not detained in custody shall not count as part of any term of imprisonment under his sentence;</p>
</content>
</level>
<level class="para1" eId="article-153-1-b">
<num>(b)</num>
<content>
<p>the time during which the appellant is in custody pending the determination of his appeal shall, subject to any direction which the county court or, as the case may be, the Court of Appeal may give to the contrary, be reckoned as part of any sentence to which he is for the time being subject.</p>
</content>
</level>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-153-2">
<num>(2)</num>
<content>
<p>When the county court or the Court of Appeal gives a direction under paragraph (1) (b), it shall state its reasons for giving it.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-153-3">
<num>(3)</num>
<content>
<p>The term of any sentence passed by the county court or the Court of Appeal in exercise of its powers under this Part or under any other statutory provision shall, unless the county court or, as the case may be, the Court of Appeal otherwise directs, begin to run from the time when it would have begun to run if passed in the proceedings from which the appeal lies.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
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