# The Criminal Procedure Rules 2025, Rule 40.1: When this Part applies

Extent: E+W

(1) This Part applies where a person directly affected by an order to which section 159(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 applies wants to appeal against that order.
(2) A reference to an ‘appellant’ in this Part is a reference to such a party.
[Note. Section 159(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 gives a ‘person aggrieved’ (in this Part described as a person directly affected) a right of appeal to the Court of Appeal against a Crown Court judge’s order—
(a) under section 4 or 11 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981;
(b) under section 58(7) of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996;
(c) restricting public access to any part of a trial for reasons of national security or for the protection of a witness or other person; or
(d) restricting the reporting of any part of a trial.
See also Part 6 (Reporting, etc. restrictions) and Part 18 (Measures to assist a witness or defendant to give evidence).
The rules in Part 36 (Appeal to the Court of Appeal: general rules) also apply where this Part applies.]

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/909/rule/40.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-rules-2025/rule-40.1
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