Criminal Code (Cap. 9)
Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 510
510. (1) Any objection to any judge sitting in the Court of
Criminal Appeal shall be raised, and the decision of the court
thereon shall be given, before the appellant begins to make his
submissions to the court on the merits of the appeal.
(2) The provisions of article 446(2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7) an d
(8) and the provisions of articl e 447 shall apply in any procee dings
before the Court of Criminal Appeal, so, however, that, for the
purpose of such proceedings, any reference in those provisions to
the reading out of the indictment shall be construed as a refer ence
to the commencement of the submissions by the appellant on the
merits of the appeal, the refere nce in the said sub-articles (2 ) and
(4) to the accused shall be construed as including the person
convicted on indictment who has appealed and any person
appealing in terms of article 503( 1), and the reference in the said
sub-article (4) to the hearing of the cause shall be construed as a
reference to the hearing of the appeal.
Death or illness
of judge,
Attorney
General, or
accused or his
advocate.
Added by:
XXV .1967.18.
Amended by:
LVIII.1974.68;
III.2002.121.
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