# Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules) 1996, Paragraph 23A.2: Powers of the court in applications


(1) The High Court or the sheriff, as the case may be, may, after considering the petition and any answers to it, grant the petition with or without modification or refuse it.
(2) On granting the petition, the High Court or the sheriff, as the case may be, shall–
(a) pronounce an order approving the terms of the letter of request to be sent; and
(b) if English is not an official language of the body to which the letter is addressed, specify a period within which a translation of the letter is to be lodged.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/513/schedule/2/paragraph/23A.2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-adjournal-criminal-procedure-rules-1996/schedule-2/paragraph-23A.2
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