Article 11 Leave to appeal to House of Lords

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

art. 11 word inserted by Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Appeals under Part 2) 2015 art. 2(2)
art. 11 heading words substituted by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (Consequential Amendments) 2011 art. 3(3)(a)
art. 11 words substituted by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (Consequential Amendments) 2011 art. 3(3)(b)

An appeal to the House of Lords under section 33, 44 or 66 of the Act lies only with the leave of the Court of Appeal or the House of Lords; and leave shall not be granted unless it is certified by the Court of Appeal that a point of law of general public importance is involved in the decision and it appears to the Court of Appeal or the House of Lords (as the case may be) that the point is one which ought to be considered by that House.