# The Criminal Appeal Act 1995 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1997, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force on 31st March 1997 all the provisions of the Criminal Appeal Act 1995 not already in force. These concern mainly the powers of the Criminal Cases Review Commission, the body established under section 8 of that Act, to consider claims of miscarriages of justice.
Article 4 contains transitional provisions and savings in relation to references by the Secretary of State, before then, of cases to the Court of Appeal.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/402/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-appeal-act-1995-commencement-no-4-and-transitional-provisions-order-1997/note
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