# Criminal Justice Act 2003, Section 315: Appeals following reference by Criminal Cases Review Commission

Extent: E+W+N.I.

(1) Section 14 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1995 (c. 35) (further provision about references by Criminal Cases Review Commission) is amended as follows.
(2) After subsection (4) there is inserted—
“(4A) Subject to subsection (4B), where a reference under section 9 or 10 is treated as an appeal against any conviction, verdict, finding or sentence, the appeal may not be on any ground which is not related to any reason given by the Commission for making the reference.
(4B) The Court of Appeal may give leave for an appeal mentioned in subsection (4A) to be on a ground relating to the conviction, verdict, finding or sentence which is not related to any reason given by the Commission for making the reference.”
(3) In subsection (5) for “any of sections 9 to” there is substituted “ section 11 or ”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/44/section/315 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-2003/section-315
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