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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-appeal-prosecution-appeals-rules-northern-ireland-2005/article-13",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2005/159",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Appeal (Prosecution Appeals) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-appeal-prosecution-appeals-rules-northern-ireland-2005",
  "path": "article/13",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "13",
  "heading": "Appeal to the House of Lords",
  "text": "(1) An application to the Court for leave to appeal to the House of Lords under Part IV of the 2004 Order shall be made either –\n(a) orally immediately after the decision of the Court from which an appeal lies to the House of Lords; or\n(b) by serving notice in writing which shall include the grounds of the application on the proper officer within 7 business days of decision of the Court.\n(2) If, in a case where the judge of the Crown Court has decided that the appeal should be expedited under Article 18(1) of the 2004 Order and that decision has not subsequently been reversed under Article 18(4) of that Order –\n(a) leave to appeal to the House of Lords is granted by the Court; or\n(b) a party has made an application to the House of Lords for leave,\nthe proper officer shall inform the chief clerk that the jury shall be discharged from giving a verdict in respect of that defendant.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2005/159/article/13",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:53:04.819684+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}