# The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Mandatory Life Sentences: Appeals in Transitional Cases) Order 2005, Article 2: Powers of the Court of Appeal on appeal


(1) On an appeal under paragraph 14(1) of Schedule 22 to the 2003 Act the Court of Appeal, if they consider that the determination of the appellant’s minimum term in relation to a mandatory life sentence made by the High Court should be different, may—
(a) quash any minimum term determination which is the subject of the appeal; and
(b) in place of it make any such minimum term determination as they think appropriate for the case and as the court below had the power to make;
but the Court shall so exercise their powers under this article that the appellant is not more severely dealt with on appeal than he was dealt with by the court below.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2798/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-2003-mandatory-life-sentences-appeals-in-transitional-cases-order-2005/article-2
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