# The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Mandatory Life Sentences: Appeals in Transitional Cases) Order 2005, Article 4: Disposal of groundless application for leave to appeal


If it appears to the Registrar that a notice of application for leave to appeal does not show any substantial ground of appeal, he may refer the application for leave to the Court for summary determination; and where the case is so referred the Court may, if they consider that the application for leave is frivolous or vexatious, and can be determined without adjourning it for a full hearing, dismiss the application for leave summarily, without calling on anyone to attend the hearing or to appear for the Crown thereon.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2798/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-2003-mandatory-life-sentences-appeals-in-transitional-cases-order-2005/article-4
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