# The Criminal Procedure Rules 2025, Rule 50.19: Service of appeal notice

Extent: E+W

(1) A party who wants to appeal to the High Court must serve an appeal notice on—
(a) in every case—
(i) the High Court officer,
(ii) the other party, and
(iii) the Director of Public Prosecutions, unless the Director already has the conduct of the proceedings;
(b) the designated authority which certified the arrest warrant, where Part 1 of the Extradition Act 2003 applies; and
(c) the Secretary of State, where the appeal is against—
(i) an order by the Secretary of State, or
(ii) an order by the magistrates’ court sending a case to the Secretary of State.
(2) A defendant who wants to appeal must serve the appeal notice—
(a) not more than 7 days after the day on which the magistrates’ court makes an order for the defendant’s extradition, starting with that day, where that order is under Part 1 of the Extradition Act 2003; or
(b) not more than 14 days after the day on which the Secretary of State informs the defendant of the Secretary of State’s decision, starting with that day, where under Part 2 of the Act—
(i) the magistrates’ court sends the case to the Secretary of State for a decision whether to extradite the defendant, or
(ii) the Secretary of State orders the defendant’s extradition.
(3) An authority or territory seeking the defendant’s extradition which wants to appeal against an order for the defendant’s discharge must serve the appeal notice—
(a) not more than 7 days after the day on which the magistrates’ court makes that order, starting with that day, if the order is under Part 1 of the Extradition Act 2003;
(b) not more than 14 days after the day on which the magistrates’ court makes that order, starting with that day, if the order is under Part 2 of the Act; or
(c) not more than 14 days after the day on which the Secretary of State informs the territory’s representative of the Secretary of State’s order, starting with that day, where the order is under Part 2 of the Act.
[Note. See sections 26, 28, 103, 105, 108 and 110 of the Extradition Act 2003. The time limits for serving an appeal notice are prescribed by those sections. They may be neither shortened nor extended, but—
(a) if a defendant applies out of time for permission to appeal to the High Court the court must not for that reason refuse to consider the application if the defendant did everything reasonably possible to ensure that the notice was given as soon as it could be;
(b) a defendant may apply out of time for permission to appeal to the High Court on human rights grounds against an order for extradition made by the Secretary of State; and
(c) where the time for appeal otherwise would expire at a weekend or on a public holiday it is treated as expiring at the end of the next business day.
Under section 3 of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985, the Director of Public Prosecutions may conduct extradition proceedings (but need not do so).]

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/909/rule/50.19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-rules-2025/rule-50.19/enacted
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