Article 2 Notice of appeal

in paragraph (1), for the words “serving it on the Registrar” there shall be substituted the words “serving it on the appropriate officer of the Crown Court”;

for paragraphs (6) and (7) there shall be substituted the following paragraphs—

“(6)

If Form 2 or Form 3 is not signed by the appellant and the appellant is in custody, the Registrar shall, as soon as practicable after receiving the form from the Crown Court, send a copy of it to the appellant.

(7)

Where an appellant does not require leave to appeal, a notice of application for leave to appeal shall be treated as a notice of appeal; and where an appellant requires leave to appeal but serves only a notice of appeal, the notice of appeal shall be treated as an application for leave to appeal.”.