Rule 15 Amendment of Part 41

In Part 41 (reference to the Court of Appeal of point of law or unduly lenient sentencing), in rule 41.2 (service of notice of reference and application for permission)—

(a)

for paragraph (4) substitute—

“(4)

The Attorney General must serve an application for permission to refer a sentencing case on the Registrar not more than the later of—

(a)

28 days from the day on which the sentence, or the last of the sentences, in the case was passed; or

(b)

14 days from the day on which the Attorney General receives a request to review the sentencing of a defendant, where the request is received in the last 14 days of the 28-day period mentioned in sub-paragraph (a).”;

(b)

in the note to the rule, after “It may be neither extended nor shortened” insert “by the court”.