SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 11Powers of the Criminal Cases Review Commission

Amendments of the Criminal Appeal Act 1995

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1

Section 15 of that Act (investigations for Court of Appeal) is amended as follows.

2

In the sidenote after “Court of Appeal” insert “ and Court Martial Appeal Court ”.

3

In subsection (1)—

a

after “a direction” insert “ (a relevant direction) ”;

b

after “1980 Act” insert “ or by the Court Martial Appeal Court under section 29A(1) of the Court Martial Appeals Act, ”.

4

In subsection (2) for “Court of Appeal” substitute “ relevant Court ”.

5

In subsection (3)—

a

in paragraph (a)—

i

for “Court of Appeal” substitute “ relevant Court ”;

ii

for the words from “direction” to “1980 Act” substitute “ relevant direction ”;

b

in paragraph (b) for “Court of Appeal” substitute “ relevant Court ”.

6

In subsection (4)—

a

for the words from “report to” to “1980 Act” substitute “ report to the relevant Court on the investigation of any matter specified in a relevant direction ”;

b

for “Court of Appeal”, in the second place where it occurs, substitute “ relevant Court ”.

7

After subsection (7) add—

8

In this section “relevant Court”, in relation to a direction, means the court that gave the direction.