http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/19/section/31CCriminal Appeal Act 1968 An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to appeals in criminal cases to the criminal division of the Court of Appeal, and thence to the House of Lords.1978-06-01texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-05-20Expert Participation2023-12-20 Criminal Appeal Act 1968s. 50(2A)Victims and Prisoners Act 2024s. 18(8)s. 32s. 81(2) Part I31C1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Subsection (4) applies if the registrar gives, or refuses to give, procedural directions.4A single judge may, on an application to him under subsection (5)—aconfirm, set aside or vary any procedural directions given by the registrar, andbgive such procedural directions as he thinks fit.5An application under this subsection may be made by—aan appellant;ba respondent, if the directions—irelate to an application for leave to appeal and appear to need the respondent’s assistance to give effect to them,iirelate to an application for leave to appeal which is to be determined by the Court of Appeal, oriiirelate to an appeal.6In this section—“appellant” includes a person who has given notice of application for leave to appeal under any of the provisions mentioned in section 31B(5);“respondent” includes a person who will be a respondent if leave to appeal is granted.Ss. 31B, 31C inserted (1.5.2004) by Courts Act 2003 (c. 39), ss. 87(3)(4), 110(1); S.I. 2004/1104, art. 3(b)S. 31C(1)(2) repealed (14.7.2008) by Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4), s. 153(7), Sch. 8 para. 12, Sch. 28 Pt. 3; S.I. 2008/1586, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 paras. 26, 50(3)(a) (with Sch. 2 para. 6)