Rule 155 Documents to be sent to the chief clerk and to the parties to the appeal
Northern Ireland
As soon as practicable after complying with Rule 154 the clerk of petty sessions shall send to the chief clerk F1...—
the copy of the notice of appeal;
the recognizance, if any, entered into by the appellant under Article 148 or Article 149 of the Order;
the form of appeal duly completed; [f1...]
all other proceedings in the case (including any written statements admitted in evidence under section 1 of the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 1968) [f2 and any pre-sentence report or medical report, within the meaning of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996, [f3 or the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008] which was considered at the trial of the appellant), and];
f4 a copy of any entry in the Order Book made in pursuance of Article 10(7); 13(9); 15(4) or 19(5) of the 1996 Order, or under Rule 125A.]
The clerk of petty sessions shall at the same time send to the appellant and to the respondent a copy of the form of appeal.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in rule 155(1) omitted (31.10.2016) by virtue of The Magistrates’ Courts (Amendment No. 2) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/304), rules 1, 3(36); S.R. 2016/387, art. 2(a)
Footnotes
- f1
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Word deleted by S.R. 1997 No. 529 with effect from 01.01.98
- f2
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Words inserted by S.R. 1997 No. 529 with effect from 01.01.98
- f3
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Words inserted by S.R. 2008 No. 251 with effect from 01.04.09
- f4
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Paragraph 1(e) inserted by S.R. 1997 No. 529 with effect from 01.01.98