65.6.—(1) The following powers may be exercised by a judge of the court in the same manner as they may be exercised by the court and subject to the same provisions, namely—
(a)to give leave to appeal under section 9(11) of the Criminal Justice Act 1987 or section 35(1) of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996;
(b)to extend, under rule 65.1, the time within which notice of appeal or of an application for leave to appeal must be given;
(c)to extend the time within which a notice under rule 65.2 of opposition to an appeal or application for leave to appeal must be given by the respondent; and
(d)to give leave, in pursuance of rule 65.3, for a person in custody to be present at any proceedings.
(2) A judge of the court shall, for the purpose of exercising any of the powers specified above, sit in such place as he appoints, and may sit otherwise than in open court.
[Note. Formerly rule 8 of the Criminal Justice Act 1987 (Preparatory Hearings) (Interlocutory Appeals) Rules 1988 and rule 8 of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (Preparatory Hearings) (Interlocutory Appeals) Rules 1997.]