SCHEDULE 9 Appeals against Convictions
National Security Act 2023 (2023 c 32) | Legislation

SCHEDULE 9 Appeals against Convictions

Section 51

1

An individual who has been convicted of an offence under section 56(1) may appeal against the conviction if—

(a)     a Part 2 notice, the extension of a Part 2 notice, or the revival of a Part 2 notice is quashed, or measures specified in a Part 2 notice are quashed, and

(b)     the individual could not have been convicted had the quashing occurred before the proceedings for the offence were brought.

2

An appeal under this Schedule is to be made—

(a)     in the case of a conviction on indictment in England and Wales or Northern Ireland, to the Court of Appeal,

(b)     in the case of a conviction on indictment in Scotland, to the High Court of Justiciary,

(c)     in the case of a summary conviction in England and Wales, to the Crown Court,

(d)     in the case of a summary conviction in Scotland, to the Sheriff Appeal Court, or

(e)     in the case of a summary conviction in Northern Ireland, to the county court.

3

(1)     The right of appeal under this Schedule does not arise until there

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