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Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995

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194ZD Application for permission for appeal: determination by single judge

(1) An application to the High Court for permission for an appeal under section 194ZB(1) is to be determined by a single judge of the High Court. (2) If the judge gives permission for the appeal, the judge may make comments in writing in relation to the appeal. (3) If the judge refuses permission for the appeal— (a) the judge must give reasons in writing for the refusal, and (b) where the appellant is on bail and the sentence imposed on the appellant on conviction is one of imprisonment, the judge must grant a warrant to apprehend and imprison the appellant. (4) A warrant under subsection (3)(b) does not take effect until the expiry of the period of 14 days mentioned in section 194ZE(1) (or, where that period is extended under section 194ZE(2) before the period being extended expires, until the expiry of the period as so extended) without an application for permission having been lodged by the appellant under section 194ZE(1).

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194ZD Application for permission for appeal: determination by single judge

(1) An application to the High Court for permission for an appeal under section 194ZB(1) is to be determined by a single judge of the High Court. (2) If the judge gives permission for the appeal, the judge may make comments in writing in relation to the appeal. (3) If the judge refuses permission for the appeal— (a) the judge must give reasons in writing for the refusal, and (b) where the appellant is on bail and the sentence imposed on the appellant on conviction is one of imprisonment, the judge must grant a warrant to apprehend and imprison the appellant. (4) A warrant under subsection (3)(b) does not take effect until the expiry of the period of 14 days mentioned in section 194ZE(1) (or, where that period is extended under section 194ZE(2) before the period being extended expires, until the expiry of the period as so extended) without an application for permission having been lodged by the appellant under section 194ZE(1).

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