4(1)The Criminal Appeal Act 1968 shall be amended as follows.E+W
(2)In section 5 (disposal of appeal against conviction on special verdict), in subsection (1), for “by a person in whose case” substitute “ in a case where ”.
(3)In section 23 (evidence), in subsections (1) and (4), for “purposes of” substitute “ the purposes of an appeal under ”.
(4)In section 29 (effect of appeal on sentence), in subsection (2)(c), for “by the Secretary of State under section 17 of this Act” substitute “ under section 9 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1995 ”.
(5)In section 45 (construction of references to Court of Appeal and single judge)—
(a)in subsection (1) (references to Court of Appeal), after “II” insert “ and section 44A ”, and
(b)in subsection (2) (references to single judge), for “and 44” substitute “ , 31A, 44 and 44A ”.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 2 para. 4 wholly in force at 31.3.1997; Sch. 2 para. 4 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 32(1); Sch. 4 para. 4(1)(2)(3)(5) 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)