12(1)The Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland) Act 1980 shall be amended as follows.N.I.
(2)In section 16 (notice of appeal or application for leave), in subsection (1), omit “appeal or”.
(3)In section 25 (evidence), in subsection (1), after “purposes of” insert “ an appeal under ”.
(4)In section 26 (additional powers of Court), in subsection (1), after “purposes of” insert “ an appeal under ”.
(5)In section 29 (computation of sentence), in subsection (3)(c), for “section 14 of this Act” substitute “ section 10 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1995 ”.
(6)In section 45 (powers of the Court of Appeal exercisable by single judge), after subsection (3A) insert—
“(3B)Subject to section 44(4) above, the power of the Court of Appeal to approve a person under section 47A of this Act may be exercised by a single judge of the Court.”
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 2 para 12 wholly in force at 31.3.1997; Sch. 2 para 12 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 32(1); Sch. 2 para. 12(1)-(4)(6) in force at 1.1.1996 by S.I. 1995/3061, art. 3(h); Sch. 2 in force at 31.3.1997 to the extent not already in force by S.I. 1997/402, art. 3(e)