(1)Any party to the proceedings may, instead of applying to state a case on any question of law arising at a trial before a State Court for the opinion of the General Division of the High Court under section 395, apply to state a case directly to the Court of Appeal.
Section history
Section 396 — Application to state case directly to Court of Appeal
As in force on 31 December 2021.
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(2)An application under subsection (1) may only be made with the leave of the Court of Appeal.
(3)When an application is made under subsection (1), the Court of Appeal may make such orders as it sees fit for the arrest, custody or release on bail of any accused.
(4)Section 395(2), (3), (6) to (12) and (14) applies to the case stated under this section, except that any reference to the relevant court in those provisions is a reference to the Court of Appeal.