# Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules) 1996, Paragraph 27A.1: Appeal against decision of sheriff

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(1) An appeal under section 301A(5) of the Act of 1995 shall be lodged with the clerk of the appropriate Appeal Court not later than 2 days after the date of the decision of the sheriff and shall be served on the other parties to the application.
(2) Where the last day of the period referred to in paragraph (1) falls on a Saturday, Sunday or court holiday, such period shall extend to and include the next day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or court holiday.
(3) An appeal under paragraph (1) shall be in Form 27A.1.
(4) In this rule, “clerk of the appropriate Appeal Court” means—
(a) in a case where the High Court is the appropriate Appeal Court, the Clerk of Justiciary;
(b) in a case where the Sheriff Appeal Court is the appropriate Appeal Court, the Clerk of the Sheriff Appeal Court.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/513/schedule/2/paragraph/27A.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-adjournal-criminal-procedure-rules-1996/schedule-2/paragraph-27A.1
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