# Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978, Paragraph 1

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) an application to the court below for leave to appeal shall be made within the period of 28 days beginning with the relevant date; and an application to the Supreme Court for such leave shall be made within the period of 28 days beginning with the date on which the application is refused by the court below.
(1A) In sub-paragraph (1), “the relevant date” means—
(a) the date of the decision of the court below, or
(b) if later, the date on which that court gives reasons for its decision.
(2) . . . The Supreme Court or the court below may, upon application made at any time by the defendant, extend the time within which an application may be made by him to that House or the court below under sub-paragraph (1).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/23/schedule/1/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/judicature-northern-ireland-act-1978/schedule-1/paragraph-1
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