# The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981, Rule 76: Application to state case

Extent: E+W

(1) An application under section 111(1) of the Act of 1980 shall be made in writing and signed by or on behalf of the applicant and shall identify the question or questions of law or jurisdiction on which the opinion of the High Court is sought.
(2) Where one of the questions on which the opinion of the High Court is sought is whether there was evidence on which the magistrates' court could come to its decision, the particular finding of fact made by the magistrates' court which it is claimed cannot be supported by the evidence before the magistrates' court shall be specified in such application.
(3) Any such application shall be sent to the designated officer for the magistrates' court whose decision is questioned.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1981/552/rule/76 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-rules-1981/rule-76
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