Section 16A Right of appeal against hospital order etc.F1

(1)

A person in whose case the Crown Court—

(a)

makes a hospital order or interim hospital order by virtue of section 5 or 5A of the Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1964, or

(b)

makes a supervision order under section 5 of that Act,

may appeal to the Court of Appeal against the order.

(2)

An appeal under this section lies only—

(a)

with the leave of the Court of Appeal; or

(b)

if the judge of the court of trial grants a certificate that the case is fit for appeal.

Annotations

F1: Ss. 16A, 16B and cross-heading inserted (31.3.2005) by Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28), ss. 25, 60; S.I. 2005/579, art. 3(b)