{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-2003/section-77",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-2003/section-77.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2003/44",
  "legislation_title": "Criminal Justice Act 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-2003",
  "path": "section/77",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "77",
  "heading": "Determination by Court of Appeal",
  "text": "(1) On an application under section 76(1), the Court of Appeal—\n(a) if satisfied that the requirements of sections 78 and 79 are met, must make the order applied for;\n(b) otherwise, must dismiss the application.\n(2) Subsections (3) and (4) apply to an application under section 76(2).\n(3) Where the Court of Appeal determines that the acquittal is a bar to the person being tried for the qualifying offence, the court—\n(a) if satisfied that the requirements of sections 78 and 79 are met, must make the order applied for;\n(b) otherwise, must make a declaration to the effect that the acquittal is a bar to the person being tried for the offence.\n(4) Where the Court of Appeal determines that the acquittal is not a bar to the person being tried for the qualifying offence, it must make a declaration to that effect.",
  "extent": "E+W+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 77 wholly in force at 4.4.2005, see s. 336(3) and S.I. 2005/950, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 5 (subject to art. 2(2), Sch. 2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/44/section/77",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:17:40.404644+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."
}