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(1)An appeal lies to the House of Lords, at the instance of the defendant or the prosecutor, from any decision of the Court of Appeal on an appeal to that court under Part I of this Act [F1or section 9 (preparatory hearings) of the Criminal Justice Act 1987].
(2)The appeal lies only with the leave of the Court of Appeal or the House of Lords; and leave shall not be granted unless it is certified by the Court of Appeal that a point of law of general public importance is involved in the decision and it appears to the Court of Appeal or the House of Lords (as the case may be) that the point is one which ought to be considered by that House.
[F2(3)Except as provided by this Part of this Act and section 13 of the Administration of Justice Act 1960 (appeal in cases of contempt of court), no appeal shall lie from any decision of the criminal division of the Court of Appeal.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words added by Criminal Justice Act 1987 (c. 38, SIF 39:1), s. 15, Sch. 2 para. 3
(1)An application to the Court of Appeal for leave to appeal to the House of Lords shall be made within the period of fourteen days beginning with the date of the decision of the Court; and an application to the House of Lords for leave shall be made within the period of fourteen days beginning with the date on which the application for leave is refused by the Court of Appeal.
(2)The House of Lords or the Court of Appeal may, upon application made at any time by the defendant, extend the time within which an application may be made by him to that House or the Court under subsection (1) above.
(3)An appeal to the House of Lords shall be treated as pending until any application for leave to appeal is disposed of and, if leave to appeal is granted, until the appeal is disposed of; and for purposes of this Part of this Act an application for leave to appeal shall be treated as disposed of at the expiration of the time within which it may be made, if it is not made within that time.
(1)An appeal under this Part of this Act shall not be heard and determined by the House of Lords unless there are present at least three of the persons designated Lords of Appeal by section 5 of the M1Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876.
(2)Any order of the House of Lords which provides for the hearing of applications for leave to appeal by a committee constituted in accordance with section 5 of the said Act of 1876 may direct that the decision of that committee shall be taken on behalf of the House.
(3)For the purpose of disposing of an appeal, the House of Lords may exercise any powers of the Court of Appeal or may remit the case to the Court.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 35(1) applied by Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33, SIF 39:1), s. 36(5)
C2S. 35(1) extended by Criminal Justice Act 1972 (c. 71), s. 36(4)
Marginal Citations
The Court of Appeal may, if it seems fit, on the application of a person appealing or applying for leave to appeal to the House of Lords, [F3other than a person appealing or applying for leave to appeal from a decision on an appeal under section 9(11) of the Criminal Justice Act 1987 (appeals against orders or rulings at preparatory hearings),][F4grant him] bail pending the determination of his appeal.
Textual Amendments
F3Words inserted by Criminal Justice Act 1987 (c. 38, SIF 39:1), s. 15, Sch. 2 para. 4
F4Words substituted by Bail Act 1976 (c. 63), Sch. 2 para. 43
(1)The following provisions apply where, immediately after a decision of the Court of Appeal from which an appeal lies to the House of Lords, the prosecutor is granted or gives notice that he intends to apply for, leave to appeal.
(2)If, but for the decision of the Court of Appeal, the defendant would be liable to be detained, the Court of Appeal may make an order providing for his detention, or directing that he shall not be released except on bail (which may be granted by the Court as under section 36 above), so long as an appeal to the House of Lords is pending.
(3)An order under this section shall (unless the appeal has previously been disposed of) cease to have effect at the expiration of the period for which the defendant would have been liable to be detained but for the decision of the Court of Appeal.
(4)Where an order is made under this section in the case of a defendant who, but for the decision of the Court of Appeal, would be liable to be detained in pursuance of—
(a)an order or direction under [F5Part III of the Mental Health Act 1983 (otherwise than under section 35, 36 or 38 of that Act)] (admission to hospital of persons convicted by criminal courts); or
(b)an order under section 5(1) of the M2Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1964 (admission to hospital following verdict of insanity or unfitness to stand trial),
the order under this section shall be one authorising his continued detention in pursuance of the order or direction referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection; and the provisions of [F5the Mental Health Act 1983] with respect to persons liable to be detained as mentioned in this subsection (including provisions as to the renewal of authority for detention and the removal or discharge of patients) shall apply accordingly.
[F6(4A)Where an order is made under this section in the case of a defendant who, but for the decision of the Court of Appeal, would be liable to be detained in pursuance of a remand under [F7section 36 of the Mental Health Act 1983] or an interim hospital order under [F7section 38] of that Act, the order may, if the Court of Appeal thinks fit, be one authorising his continued detention in a hospital or mental nursing home and in that event—
(a)subsection (3) of this section shall not apply to the order;
(b)[F7Part III of the said Act of 1983] shall apply to him as if he had been ordered under this section to be detained in custody so long as an appeal to the House of Lords is pending and were detained in pursuance of a transfer direction together with a restriction direction; and
(c)if the defendant, having been subject to an interim hospital order, is detained by virtue of this subsection and the appeal by the prosecutor succeeds, subsection (2) of the said section 31 (power of court to make hospital order in the absence of an offender who is subject to an interim hospital order) shall apply as if the defendant were still subject to an interim hospital order.]
(5)Where the Court of Appeal have power to make an order under this section, and either no such order is made or the defendant is released or discharged, by virtue of [F8subsection (3), (4) or (4A)] of this section, before the appeal is disposed of, the defendant shall not be liable to be again detained as the result of the decision of the House of Lords on the appeal.
Textual Amendments
F5Words substituted by Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20, SIF 85), Sch. 4 para. 23(g)
F6S. 37(4A) inserted by Mental Health (Amendment) Act 1982 (c. 51, SIF 85), Sch. 3 para. 39(a)
F7Words substituted by Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20, SIF 85), Sch. 4 para. 23(h)
F8Words substituted by Mental Health Act 1982 (c. 51), Sch. 3 para. 38(b)
Marginal Citations
A defendant who [F9has been convicted of an offence and] is detained pending an appeal to the House of Lords shall not be entitled to be present on the hearing of the appeal or of any proceedings preliminary or incidental thereto, except where an order of the House of Lords authorises him to be present, or where the House or the Court of Appeal, as the case may be, give him leave to be present.
Textual Amendments
F9Words inserted by Criminal Justice Act 1987 (c. 38, SIF 39:1), s. 15, Sch. 2 para. 5
Textual Amendments
F10Ss. 24–28, 39–41 repealed by Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1973 (c. 14), Sch. 2
Textual Amendments
F11S. 42 repealed by Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33, SIF 39:1), ss. 123, 170, Sch. 8 para. 16, Sch. 16
(1)Where a person subject to a sentence is [F12granted] bail under section 36 or 37 of this Act, the time during which he is [F12released on bail] shall be disregarded in computing the term of his sentence.
(2)Subject to the foregoing subsection, any sentence passed on an appeal to the House of Lords in substitution for another sentence shall, unless that House or the Court of Appeal otherwise direct, begin to run from the time when the other sentence would have begun to run.
Textual Amendments
F12Word substituted by Bail Act 1976 (c. 63), Sch. 2 para. 44
[F13(1)There may be exercised by a single judge—
(a)the powers of the Court of Appeal under this Part of the Act—
(i)to extend the time for making an application for leave to appeal;
(ii)to make an order for or in relation to bail; and
(iii)to give leave for a person to be present at the hearing of any proceedings preliminary or incidental to an appeal; and
(b)their powers to make orders for the payment of costs under sections 16 and 17 of the M3Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 in proceedings under this Part of this Act.]
, but where the judge refuses an application to exercise any of the said powers the applicant shall be entitled to have the application determined by the Court of Appeal.
[F14(2)The power of the Court of Appeal to suspend a person’s disqualification under [F15section 40(3) of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988] may be exercised by a single judge, but where the judge refuses an application to exercise that power the applicant shall be entitled to have the application determined by the Court of Appeal.]
Textual Amendments
F13Words substituted by Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33, SIF 39:1), s. 170, Sch. 8 para. 16, Sch. 15 para. 31
F14S. 44(2) added by Road Traffic Act 1974 (c. 50), Sch. 6 para. 11
F15Words substituted by Road Traffic (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988 (c. 54, SIF 107:1), s. 4, Sch. 3 para. 4(2)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C3S. 44 restricted (11.1.1995) by 1981 c. 54, s. 9(6A) (as inserted (11.1.1995) by 1994 c. 33, s. 52(5); S.I. 1994/3258, art. 2)
Marginal Citations
Valid from 01/01/1996
(1)Where a person has died—
(a)any relevant appeal which might have been begun by him had he remained alive may be begun by a person approved by the Court of Appeal; and
(b)where any relevant appeal was begun by him while he was alive or is begun in relation to his case by virtue of paragraph (a) above or by a reference by the Criminal Cases Review Commission, any further step which might have been taken by him in connection with the appeal if he were alive may be taken by a person so approved.
(2)In this section “relevant appeal” means—
(a)an appeal under section 1, 9, 12 or 15 of this Act; or
(b)an appeal under section 33 of this Act from any decision of the Court of Appeal on an appeal under any of those sections.
(3)Approval for the purposes of this section may only be given to—
(a)the widow or widower of the dead person;
(b)a person who is the personal representative (within the meaning of section 55(1)(xi) of the Administration of Estates Act 1925) of the dead person; or
(c)any other person appearing to the Court of Appeal to have, by reason of a family or similar relationship with the dead person, a substantial financial or other interest in the determination of a relevant appeal relating to him.
(4)Except in the case of an appeal begun by a reference by the Criminal Cases Review Commission, an application for such approval may not be made after the end of the period of one year beginning with the date of death.
(5)Where this section applies, any reference in this Act to the appellant shall, where appropriate, be construed as being or including a reference to the person approved under this section.
(6)The power of the Court of Appeal to approve a person under this section may be exercised by a single judge in the same manner as by the Court of Appeal and subject to the same provisions; but if the single judge refuses the application, the applicant shall be entitled to have the application determined by the Court of Appeal.]
Textual Amendments
F16S. 44A inserted (1.1.1996 for specified purposes and otherwise 31.3.1997) by 1995 c. 35, s. 7(1); S.I. 1995/3061, art. 3(b) (with art. 4); S.I. 1997/402, art. 3(a) (with art. 4)
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