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254 Right of appeal

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Explained inBill clause 254

(1)Subject to subsection (2), a person convicted of an offence by the Magistrates' Court in a criminal proceeding conducted in accordance with Part 3.3 may appeal to the County Court against—

S. 254(1) amended by No. 3/2016 s. 61(1).

(a)the conviction and sentence imposed by the court; or

(b)sentence alone.

See the definitions of conviction and sentence in section 3.

(2)If the Magistrates' Court was constituted by the Chief Magistrate who is a dual commission holder, the appeal is to be made to the Court of Appeal.

S. 254(2) inserted by No. 3/2016 s. 61(2), amended by No. 1/2022 s. 63.