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74.1.—(1) This Part applies where—
(a)a party wants to appeal to the Supreme Court after—
(i)an application to the Court of Appeal to which Part 41 applies (retrial following acquittal for serious offence), or
(ii)an appeal to the Court of Appeal to which applies Part 66 (appeal to the Court of Appeal against ruling at preparatory hearing), Part 67 (appeal to the Court of Appeal against ruling adverse to prosecution), or Part 68 (appeal to the Court of Appeal about conviction or sentence); or
(b)a party wants to refer a case to the Supreme Court after a reference to the Court of Appeal to which Part 70 applies (reference to the Court of Appeal of point of law or unduly lenient sentencing).
(2) A reference to an ‘appellant’ in this Part is a reference to such a party.
[Note. Under section 33 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968(1), a party may appeal to the Supreme Court from a decision of the Court of Appeal on—
(a)an application to the court under section 76 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003(2) (prosecutor’s application for retrial after acquittal for serious offence). See also Part 41.
(b)an appeal to the court under—
(i)section 9 of the Criminal Justice Act 1987(3) or section 35 of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996(4) (appeal against order at preparatory hearing). See also Part 66.
(ii)section 47 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003(5) (appeal against order for non-jury trial after jury tampering.) See also Part 66.
(iii)Part 9 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003(6) (prosecutor’s appeal against adverse ruling). See also Part 67.
(iv)Part 1 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968(7) (defendant’s appeal against conviction, sentence, etc.). See also Part 68.
Under section 13 of the Administration of Justice Act 1960(8), a person found to be in contempt of court may appeal to the Supreme Court from a decision of the Court of Appeal on an appeal to the court under that section. See also Part 68.
Under article 12 of The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Mandatory Life Sentence: Appeals in Transitional Cases) Order 2005(9), a party may appeal to the Supreme Court from a decision of the Court of Appeal on an appeal to the court under paragraph 14 of Schedule 22 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003(10) (appeal against minimum term review decision). See also Part 68.
Under article 15 of The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Appeals under Section 74) Order 2006(11), a party may appeal to the Supreme Court from a decision of the Court of Appeal on an appeal to the court under section 74 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005(12) (appeal against sentence review decision). See also Part 68.
Under section 24 of the Serious Crime Act 2007(13), a party may appeal to the Supreme Court from a decision of the Court of Appeal on an appeal to that court under that section (appeal about a serious crime prevention order). See also Part 68.
Under section 36(3) of the Criminal Justice Act 1972(14), the Court of Appeal may refer to the Supreme Court a point of law referred by the Attorney General to the court. See also Part 70.
Under section 36(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988(15), a party may refer to the Supreme Court a sentencing decision referred by the Attorney General to the court. See also Part 70.
Under section 33(3) of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968, there is no appeal to the Supreme Court—
from a decision of the Court of Appeal on an appeal under section 14A(5A) of the Football Spectators Act 1989(16) (prosecutor’s appeal against failure to make football banning order). See Part 68.
from a decision of the Court of Appeal on an appeal under section 159(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988(17) (appeal about reporting or public access restriction). See Part 69.
The rules in Part 65 also apply where this Part applies.]
1968 c. 19; section 33 was amended by section 152 of, and Schedule 5 to, the Supreme Court Act 1981 (c. 54), section 15 of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to, the Criminal Justice Act 1987 (c. 38), section 36(1)(a) of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (c. 25), section 456 of, and paragraphs 1 and 4 of Schedule 11 to, the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29), sections 47, 68 and 81 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), by section 40 of, and paragraph 16 of Schedule 9 to, the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4) and sections 74 and 92 of, and paragraph 144 of Schedule 8, and Schedule 14 to, the Serious Crime Act 2007 (c. 27).
1987 c. 38; section 9 was amended by section 170 of, and Schedule 16 to, the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33), section 6 of the Criminal Justice Act 1993 (c. 36), sections 72, 74 and 80 of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 and Schedule 5 to, Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (c. 25), sections 45, 310 and 331 of, and paragraphs 18, 52 and 54 of Schedule 36, and Part 3 of Schedule 37 to, the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), article 3 of, and paragraphs 21 and 23 of S.I. 2004/2035 and section 59 of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 11 to, the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4). The amendment made by section 45 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44) is in force for certain purposes; for remaining purposes it has effect from a date to be appointed.
1996 c. 25; section 35(1) was amended by section 45 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44). The amendment is in force for certain purposes, for remaining purposes it has effect from a date to be appointed. Section 35 was also amended by section 331 of, and paragraphs 65 and 69 of Schedule 36 to, the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44) and section 59 of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 11 to, the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4).
2003 c. 44; section 47 was amended by section 59(5) of, and paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 11 to, the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4).
1960 c. 65; section 13 was amended paragraph 40 of Schedule 8 to, the Courts Act 1971 (c. 23), Schedule 5 to, the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 (c. 19), paragraph 36 of Schedule 7 to, the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (c. 43), Schedule 7 to, the Supreme Court Act 1981 (c. 54), paragraph 25 of Schedule 2 to, the County Courts Act 1984 (c. 28), Schedule 15 to, the Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22), paragraph 13 of Schedule 9 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4) and paragraph 45 of Schedule 16 to, the Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52).
2003 c. 44; paragraph 14 of Schedule 22 was amended by section 40 of, and paragraph 82 of Schedule 9 and paragraph 1 of Schedule 11 to, the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4).
1972 c. 71; section 36(3) was amended by section 40 of, and paragraph 23 of Schedule 9 to, the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4).
1988 c. 33; section 36(5) was amended by section 40(4) of, and paragraph 48(1) and (2) of Schedule 9 to, the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4).
1989 c. 37; section 14A(5A) was inserted by section 52 of, and paragraphs 1 and 3 of Schedule 3 to, the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (c. 38).
1988 c. 33; section 159(1) was amended by section 61 of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (c. 25).
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