# The Criminal Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2007, Article 28: Amendments to the Criminal Procedure Rules 2005

Extent: E+W
Status: prospective

In rule 65.6 (Hearings)—
(a) Re-number rule 65.6(4) as rule 65.6(5);
(b) Before rule 65.6(5), insert—
“(4) Where the appellant wants to appeal or to refer a case to the House of Lords the court—
(a) may decide without a hearing an application—
(i) for permission to appeal or to refer a sentencing case, or
(ii) to refer a point of law; but
(b) must announce its decision on such an application at a hearing in public.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/3662/article/28 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-amendment-no-3-rules-2007/article-28
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