# Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1968, Section 8: Right of appeal.

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

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, a person convicted by the Court Martial may, with the leave of the Appeal Court, appeal to the Court —
(a) against his conviction; and
(b) against any sentence (not being a sentence fixed by law) passed on him for the offence for which he was convicted, whether passed on conviction or in subsequent proceedings.
(1ZA) In subsection (1) above, the reference to a sentence fixed by law does not include a reference to an order made under section 321 of the Sentencing Code in relation to a life sentence (as defined in section 324 of that Code) that is fixed by law.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/20/section/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/courts-martial-appeals-act-1968/section-8
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