Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules) 1996

Extension of time for appeals

19.4.—(1) An extension of time by the sheriff principal under section 186(5) (extension of time in appeal against sentence only), or section 194(2) (extension of time for stated case), of the Act of 1995 shall be in Form 19.4.

(2) Where, by virtue of subsection (8) of section 186 of the Act of 1995 (application of section 181 where appellant in appeal against sentence only fails to comply with a requirement), the court makes an order extending the period within which the note of appeal shall be lodged under subsection (2) of that section, the periods mentioned in subsections (2) and (4) of that section shall run from the date which is two days after the date on which the court makes that order and not from the date of the passing of the sentence.