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Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland) Act 1980, Section 2 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 27 November 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

2 Grounds for allowing appeal against conviction.U.K.

[F1(1)Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Court of Appeal—

(a)shall allow an appeal against conviction if it thinks that the conviction is unsafe; and

(b)shall dismiss such an appeal in any other case.]

(2)If the Court allows an appeal against conviction it shall quash the conviction.

(3)An order of the Court quashing a conviction shall, except when under section 6 of this Act the appellant is ordered to be retried, operate as a direction to the chief clerk acting for the court of trial to enter, instead of the record of conviction, a judgment and verdict of acquittal.

Textual Amendments

F1S. 2(1) substituted (1.1.1996) by 1995 c. 35, s. 2(2); S.I. 1995/3061, art. 3

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