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The Criminal Appeal (Offenders Assisting Investigations and Prosecutions) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2008

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Application for leave to appeal

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3.—(1) An application by an offender or specified prosecutor for leave to appeal to the Court shall be in Form 1 which shall specify the grounds of the application.

(2) Notice of the application for leave to appeal shall be given within 28 days from the date of the decision of the Crown Court under section 74 of the 2005 Act and shall be served, by the appellant, on—

(a)the Master;

(b)the chief clerk; and

(c)the other party to the appeal.

(3) The Court may, on application by the appellant, extend the time within which notice of an application for leave to appeal shall be given either before or after that period expires.

(4) The notice under paragraph (1) shall be accompanied by any documents necessary for the proper determination of the appeal or application for leave to appeal including—

(a)a transcript of the decision which is the subject of the appeal;

(b)any skeleton arguments provided to the judge of the Crown Court by the parties; and

(c)a copy of the relevant written agreement entered into by the offender to give assistance to the prosecutor or investigator of an offence.

(5) In the case of an appellant who is given leave to appeal, a notice of application for leave to appeal shall be treated as notice of appeal.

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