Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 417

417. (1) The appeal shall be brought before the Court of Criminal Appeal by an application to be filed within twelve working days, and, to run, for the person convicted and for the complainant, from the day on which the definitive judgment is delivered, and, for the Attorney General, from the day on which he is given access by electronic means of the scanned record: Provided that in the case of an appeal from a judgment of the Court of Magistrates (Gozo) the application of appeal may be filed in the registry of that Court and transmitted through the registrar to the registry of the Court of Criminal Appeal together with a copy of the judgment, the record of the proceedings and the notes of the depositions, if any, unless these have already been so transmitted in pursuance of the provisions of sub-article (2) of article 414; and provided also that in any case of an appeal from such a judgment as aforesaid, all acts subsequent to the application of appeal, whether such application was filed as aforesaid or in the registry of the Court of Criminal Appeal, may also be filed in the Court of Magistrates (Gozo) and transmitted to the registry of the Court of Criminal Appeal as aforesaid. (2) A person who has been discharged either absolutely or conditionally or in whose case a probation order has been made by the Court of Magistrates may appeal from his conviction, within the time prescribed in sub-article (1), to run from the day on which the order for discharge or the probation order is made. On any such appeal, the Court of Criminal Appeal shall have, in addition to the powers under this Sub-title, the power of amending, altering or cancelling any of the conditions or requirements of the order for discharge or the probation order. Constitution of Court of Criminal Appeal for appeals from judgments of the Court of Magistrates. Added by: XI.1900.70. Substituted by: XXV.1967.4. Amended by: XXVII.1975.40; VIII.1990.3 XXXII.1997.3.