Criminal Appeal Act 1968 (c. 19)

Part III E+W Miscellaneous and General

45 [F1 Construction of references in Parts I and II to Court of Appeal and a single judge.] E+W

[F1 (1) References in Parts I and II of this Act to the Court of Appeal shall be construed as references to the criminal division of the Court.]

(2) The references in sections 31 and 44 of this Act to a single judge are to any judge of the Court of Appeal or . . . F2 the High Court.

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 45(1) substituted by Supreme Court Act 1981 (c. 54), Sch. 5 para. 2

F2 Words repealed by Administration of Justice Act 1970 (c. 31), Sch. 11

46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F3 E+W

Textual Amendments

F3 S. 46 repealed by Supreme Court Act 1981 (c. 54, SIF 37), Sch. 7

47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F4 E+W

Textual Amendments

F4 S. 47 repealed by s. 47(7) of this Act and S.I. 1967/1234, Sch. 5

48 Appeal in capital cases. E+W

Schedule 4 to this Act shall have effect so as to modify and supplement certain provisions in Parts I and II of this Act in relation to cases involving sentence of death.

49 Saving for prerogative of mercy. E+W

Nothing in this Act is to be taken as affecting Her Majesty’s prerogative of mercy.

50 Meaning of “sentence”. E+W

(1) In this Act, “sentence”, in relation to an offence, includes any order made by a court when dealing with an offender (including a hospital order under [F5 Part III of the Mental Health Act 1983, with or without a restriction order, and an interim hospital order under that Part]) and also includes a recommendation for deportation [F6 and a declaration of relevance under the Football Spectators Act 1989]

[F7 (1A) Section 13 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973 (under which a conviction of an offence for which a probation order or an order for a conditional or absolute discharge is made is deemed not to be a conviction except for certain purposes) shall not prevent an appeal under this Act, whether against conviction or otherwise.]

(2) Any power of the criminal division of the Court of Appeal to pass a sentence includes a power to make a recommendation for deportation in cases where the court from which the appeal lies had power to make such a recommendation.

Textual Amendments

F5 Words substituted by Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20, SIF 85), s. 148, Sch. 4 para. 23(i)

F6 Words added by Football Spectators Act 1989 (c. 37, SIF 45A), s. 23(3)(b)

F7 S. 50(1A) inserted by Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), s. 66(1)

51 Interpretation. E+W

(1) In this Act, except where the context otherwise requires—

• “appeal”, where used in Part I or II of this Act, means appeal under that Part, and “appellant” has a corresponding meaning and in Part I includes a person who has given notice of application for leave to appeal;

• “the court of trial”, in relation to an appeal, means the court from which the appeal lies;

• “the defendant”, in Part II of this Act, means, in relation to an appeal, the person who was the appellant before the criminal division of the Court of Appeal, and references to the prosecutor shall be construed accordingly;

• [F8 “duly approved”, in relation to a registered medical practitioner, means approved for the purposes of section 12 of the Mental Health Act 1983 by the Secretary of State as having special experience in the diagnosis or treatment of mental disorder;]

• [F9 “the judge of the court of trial” means, where the Crown Court comprises justices of the peace, the judge presiding;]

• [F10 “registered medical practitioner” means a fully registered person within the meaning of the Medical Act 1983;]

• “under disability” has the meaning assigned to it by section 4 of the M1 Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1964 (unfitness to plead); and

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(2) Any expression used in this Act which is defined in [F12 section 145(1) of the Mental Health Act 1983] has the same meaning in this Act as in that Act.

[F13 (2A) Subsections (2) and (3) of section 54 of the Mental Health Act 1983 shall have effect with respect to proof of the appellant’s mental condition for the purposes of section 6, 14 or 14A of this Act as they have effect with respect to proof of an offender’s mental condition for the purposes of section 37(2)(a) of that Act.]

(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F14

Textual Amendments

F8 Definition in s. 51(1) inserted (01.01.1992) by Criminal Procedure (Insanity and Unfitness to Plead) Act 1991 (c. 25, SIF 39:1), ss. 7, 8, Sch. 3, para. 5(1)(a); S.I. 1991/2488, art. 2.

F9 Definition substituted by Courts Act 1971 (c. 23), Sch. 8 para. 57(3)

F10 Definition in s. 51(1) inserted (01.01.1992) by Criminal Procedure (Insanity and Unfitness to Plead) Act 1991 (c. 25, SIF 39:1), ss. 7, 8, Sch. 3, para. 5(1)(b); S.I. 1991/2488, art. 2.

F11 Definition of “recommendation for deportation” repealed by Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77), Sch. 6

F12 Words substituted by Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20, SIF 85), Sch. 4 para. 23(j)

F13 S. 51(2A) inserted (01.01.1992) by Criminal Procedure (Insanity and Unfitness to Plead) Act 1991 (c. 25, SIF 39:1), ss. 7, 8, Sch. 3, para.5(2); S.I. 1991/2488, art. 2.

F14 S. 51(3) repealed by Supreme Court Act 1981 (c. 54, SIF 37), Sch. 7

Marginal Citations

M1 1964 c. 84.

52 Consequential amendment of enactments. E+W

(1) The enactments specified in Part I of Schedule 5 to this Act shall be amended as shown in that Schedule.

(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F15

Textual Amendments

F15 S. 52(2) repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973 (c. 39), Sch. 1 Pt. V

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 The text of s. 52, Sch. 5, is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and, except as specified, does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

53 Transitional provisions. E+W

The transitional provisions contained in Schedule 6 to this Act shall have effect.

54 Repeals. E+W

The enactments specified in the second column of Schedule 7 to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C2 The text of s. 54, Sch. 7 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

55 Short title, commencement and extent. E+W

(1) This Act may be cited as the Criminal Appeal Act 1968.

(2) This Act shall come into force on the day appointed under section 106(5) of the M2 Criminal Justice Act 1967 for the coming into force of section 98 of that Act.

(3) So much of Schedule 5 to this Act as amends the M3 Geneva Conventions Act 1957 shall extend to Scotland and Northern Ireland and the repeal by this Act of section 2(2) of the M4 Administration of Justice Act 1960 shall extend to Northern Ireland; but except as aforesaid this Act shll not extend to Scotland or Northern Ireland.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C3 1.9.1968 appointed by S.I. 1968/325, art. 1

Marginal Citations

M2 1967 c. 80.

M3 1957 c. 52.

M4 1960 c. 65.