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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/courts-martial-prosecution-appeals-supplementary-provisions-order-2006/article-5",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2006/1788",
  "legislation_title": "The Courts-Martial (Prosecution Appeals) (Supplementary Provisions) Order 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/courts-martial-prosecution-appeals-supplementary-provisions-order-2006",
  "path": "article/5",
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  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Notice of appeal or application for leave to appeal",
  "text": "(1) Subject to article 8 of this Order, a notice of appeal (where the judge advocate has granted leave) or notice of application for leave to appeal shall be in Form PA2 and must be served on—\n(a) the registrar;\n(b) the court administration officer;\n(c) the accused; and\n(d) any interested party.\n(2) Notice of appeal or application for leave to appeal must be served—\n(a) where the judge advocate has decided that the appeal should be expedited under article 5(1) of the 2006 Order and that decision has not been subsequently reversed, before 5.00 p.m. on the day on which the prosecutor informs the judge advocate that he intends to seek leave to appeal or, if the prosecutor demonstrates to that judge that it is not practical to do so, before 5.00 p.m. on the next business day; or\n(b) in any other case, within 7 business days of the day on which the prosecutor informs the judge advocate that he intends to seek leave to appeal.\n(3) The Courts-Martial Appeal Court may extend the period for service under paragraph (2), either before or after it expires, on application by the prosecutor.\n(4) Notice of appeal or application for leave to appeal must be accompanied by any documents necessary for the proper determination of the appeal or application for leave to appeal including—\n(a) transcript of the ruling which is the subject of the appeal;\n(b) the skeleton arguments provided to the judge advocate by the parties in respect of the issue which gave rise to the ruling; and\n(c) if the appeal is to be expedited, a copy of the reasons given by the judge advocate under article 4(3) of this Order.\n(5) Subject to article 8 of this Order, the notice of appeal or application for leave to appeal served on the accused must be accompanied by Form PA3 for the accused to complete if he wishes to oppose the appeal or application.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/1788/article/5",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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