Explanatory note

These Regulations provide that the Court of Appeal may grant a right to representation under Part 2 of the Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 in respect of criminal appeals in the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court, and in the case of an appellant who is to be retried before the Crown Court (regulation 3).

A right to representation in respect of relevant proceedings in the Court of Appeal includes the right to advice and assistance as to any further appeal from that Court to the Supreme Court (regulation 4(1)).

For an appellant who is to be retried before the Crown Court, a right to representation in connection with the retrial includes the right to advice and assistance as to any further appeal from the Crown Court to the Court of Appeal (regulation 4(2) and (3)).

The Regulations come into operation on 15th April 2016.