Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland) Act 1980

1. Introductory Text

2. Part I Appeal to Court of Appeal from Crown Court

   1. Appeal against conviction on indictment

      1. 1. Right of appeal against conviction on indictment

      2. 2. Grounds for allowing appeal against conviction

      3. 3. Power to substitute conviction of alternative offence,

      4. 4. Alteration of sentence on appeal against conviction

      5. 5. Appeal against conviction on special verdict

   2. Retrial

      1. 6. Power to order retrial

      2. 7. Supplementary provisions as to retrial

   3. Appeal against sentence

      1. 8. Appeal against sentence following conviction on indictment

      2. 9. Appeal in other cases dealt with by Crown Court

      3. 10. Supplementary provisions as to appeals against sentence

   4. Appeal in cases of insanity

      1. 11. Appeal against conviction; substitution of finding of insanity

      2. 12. Appeal against finding of not guilty on ground of insanity

      3. 13. Disposal of allowed appeal under s. 12

   5. Review of cases

      1. 14. Reference by Secretary of State

   6. Reference of point of law

      1. 15. Reference of point of law following acquittal on indictment

   7. Procedure from notice of appeal to hearing

      1. 16. Notice of appeal or application for leave

      2. 17. Bail

      3. 18. Disposal of groundless appeals

      4. 19. Legal aid

      5. 20. Preparation of case for hearing

   8. Transcripts, documents etc

      1. 21. Transcripts

      2. 22. Trial documents, etc

      3. 23. Judge's notes and report

   9. The hearing

      1. 24. Right of appellant to be present

      2. 25. Evidence

      3. 26. Additional powers of Court

   10. Matters depending on result of appeal

       1. 27. Restitution of property

       2. 28. Costs

       3. 29. Computation of sentence

   11. Interpretation

       1. 30. Interpretation of Part I

3. Part II Appeal to House of Lords from Decision under Part I

   1. The appeal

      1. 31. Right of appeal to House of Lords

      2. 32. Application for leave to appeal

      3. 33. Hearing and disposal of appeal

   2. Reference of point of law

      1. 34. Further reference to House of Lords of point of law following acquittal on indictment

   3. Matters preliminary to hearing

      1. 35. Bail

      2. 36. Detention of defendant pending appeal by Crown

      3. 37. Legal aid

      4. 38. Presence of defendant at hearing

   4. Matters depending on result of appeal

      1. 39. Computation of sentence

      2. 40. Restitution of property

      3. 41. Costs

      4. 42. Taxation of costs

4. Part III Miscellaneous and Supplementary

   1. Exercise of jurisdiction under this Act by Court of Appeal

      1. 43. Jurisdiction of Court of Appeal under this Act

      2. 44. Composition of Court of Appeal sitting under this Act

      3. 45. Powers of Court which are exercisable by single judge

      4. 46. Judgment

   2. Supplementary

      1. 47. Rules of court

      2. 48. Appeal in capital cases

      3. 49. Saving for prerogative of mercy

      4. 50. Interpretation

      5. 51. Consequential amendments, repeals and transitional provisions

      6. 52. Short title and commencement

5. 1. Schedule 1

      Provisions applicable on retrial

   2. Schedule 2

      Consequences and effect of order under section 13(6) for detention in hospital

   3. Schedule 3

      Procedural and other modifications for capital cases

   4. Schedule 4

      Amendments

   5. Schedule 5

      Repeals