SCHEDULES

F1F1SCHEDULE 3

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Amendments (Textual)

Appeal to Court of Appeal

1

The power of the Court of Appeal under section 16 of this Act to extend the time for giving notice of appeal, or of application for leave to appeal, shall not be exercisable in the case of a conviction involving sentence of death.

2

In the case of a conviction involving sentence of death—

a

the sentence shall not in any case be executed until after the expiration of the time for giving notice of appeal or of application for leave to appeal under the said section 16; and

b

if notice is so given, the appeal or application shall be heard and determined with as much expedition as practicable, and the sentence shall not be executed until after the determination of the appeal or, in a case where an application for leave to appeal is finally refused, of the application.