The Criminal Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2007

Amendments to the Criminal Procedure Rules 2005

26.  For the note after rule 65.3 (Power to vary requirements), substitute—

• “[Note. The time limit for serving an appeal notice—

  (a)

  under section 18 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968(1) on an appeal against conviction or sentence, and

  (b)

  under section 18A of that Act(2) on an appeal against a finding of contempt of court

  may be extended but not shortened: see rule 68.2.

  • The time limit for serving an application for permission to refer a sentencing case under section 36 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988(3) may be neither extended nor shortened: see rule 70.2(2).

  • The time limits in rule 74.2 for applying to the Court of Appeal for permission to appeal or refer a case to the House of Lords may be extended or shortened only as explained in the note to that rule.]”.

(1)

1968 c. 19.

(2)

1968 c. 19; section 18A was inserted by section 170 of, and paragraphs 20 and 25 of Schedule 15 to, the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33).

(3)

1988 c. 33; section 36 was amended by sections 272, 304 and 331 of, and paragraphs 45 and 46 of Schedule 32 and paragraph 96 of Schedule 36 to, the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44) and sections 49 and 65 of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 and Schedule 5 to, the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (c. 38). It is further amended by section 40 of, and paragraph 48 of Schedule 9 to, the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), with effect from a date to be appointed.