# The Armed Forces (Appeals Against Review of Sentence) Regulations 2024, Regulation 27: Application for leave to appeal

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) An application to the Appeal Court for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court is to be made within the period of 28 days beginning with the relevant date.
(2) In paragraph (1) “the relevant date” means—
(a) the date of the Appeal Court’s decision, or
(b) if later, the date on which the Appeal Court gives reasons for its decision.
(3) An application to the Supreme Court is to be made within the period of 28 days beginning with the date on which the application referred to in paragraph (1) is refused by the Appeal Court.
(4) The Supreme Court or the Appeal Court may, upon application made at any time by the offender or the Director of Service Prosecutions extend the time within which an application may be made to the Supreme Court or the Appeal Court.
(5) In this Part—
(a) an appeal must be treated as pending—
(i) until any application for leave to appeal is disposed of, and
(ii) if leave to appeal is granted, until the appeal is disposed of;
(b) an application for leave to appeal must be treated as disposed of at the expiration of the time within which it may be made, if it is not made within that time.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/619/regulation/27 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-appeals-against-review-of-sentence-regulations-2024/regulation-27
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