(1)Amend section 40 of the Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1968 (c. 20) (applications for leave to appeal to House of Lords) as follows.
(2)In subsection (1)—
(a)for “fourteen” (in both places) substitute “28”, and
(b)for “date of the decision of the Court” substitute “relevant date”.
(3)After subsection (1) insert—
“(1A)In subsection (1), “the relevant date” means—
(a)the date of the Appeal Court’s decision, or
(b)if later, the date on which the Court gives reasons for its decision.”