Section 194C Grounds for reference.F1

Scotland

(F21)

The grounds upon which the Commission may refer a case to the High Court are that they believe—

(a)

that a miscarriage of justice may have occurred; and

(b)

that it is in the interests of justice that a reference should be made.

F3(2)

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Annotations

F1: Pt. XA (ss. 194A-194L) inserted (1.1.1998 for the purpose of inserting ss. 194A, 194E and 194G, otherwise 1.4.1999) by 1997 c. 48, s. 25(1); S.I. 1997/3004, art. 2, Sch.; S.I. 1999/652, art. 2, Sch. (subject to art. 3)
F2: S. 194C renumbered as s. 194C(1) (30.10.2010) by Criminal Procedure (Legal Assistance, Detention and Appeals) (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 15), ss. 7(3)(a), 9
F3: S. 194C(2) repealed (17.1.2017) by Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 1), ss. 96(4), 117(2); S.S.I. 2016/426, art. 2, sch.