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  "number": "7.9",
  "heading": "Appeals",
  "text": "(1) An appeal under–\n(a) section 62 of the Act of 1995 (appeal by accused in case involving insanity); or\n(b) section 63 of the Act of 1995 (appeal by prosecutor in case involving insanity),\nshall be made by lodging a note of appeal in Form 7.9.\n(2) At the same time as lodging a note of appeal under paragraph (1), the applicant shall send a copy to the other parties.\n(3) As soon as possible after the lodging of a note of appeal under paragraph (1), the clerk of the appropriate Appeal Court shall request a report from the judge who made the finding, order or acquittal which is the subject of the appeal.\n(4) In this rule, “clerk of the appropriate Appeal Court” means—\n(a) in a case where the High Court is the appropriate Appeal Court, the Clerk of Justiciary;\n(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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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 Ch. 7 substituted (5.10.2005) by Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No. 4) (Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003) 2005 (S.S.I. 2005/457), paras. 1(1), 2(2)"
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      "text": "Sch. 2 rule 7.9 inserted (2.5.2007) by Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No. 3) (Miscellaneous) 2007 (S.S.I. 2007/276), paras. 1(1), 2(2)"
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      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 rule 7.9(3) substituted (22.9.2015) by Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules 1996 Amendment) (No. 4) (Sheriff Appeal Court) 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/245), paras. 1(2), 4(3)(a) (with para. 6(1))"
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      "text": "Sch. 2 rule 7.9(4) inserted (22.9.2015) by Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules 1996 Amendment) (No. 4) (Sheriff Appeal Court) 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/245), paras. 1(2), 4(3)(b) (with para. 6(1))"
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