Part I Appeal to Court of Appeal in Criminal Cases
F1Appeal against order made in cases of insanity or unfitness to plead
Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
16ARight of appeal against hospital order etc.
1
A person in whose case the Crown Court—
a
makes a hospital order or interim hospital order by virtue of section 5 or 5A of the Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1964, or
b
makes a supervision order under section 5 of that Act,
may appeal to the Court of Appeal against the order.
2
An appeal under this section lies only—
a
with the leave of the Court of Appeal; or
b
if the judge of the court of trial grants a certificate that the case is fit for appeal.
Ss. 16A, 16B and cross-heading inserted (31.3.2005) by Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28), ss. 25, 60; S.I. 2005/579, art. 3(b)