Cap. 276 чл. 18Appeal by person committed to custody.

(1) An appeal from an order committing a person to custody under article 15 shall be made by an application to the

Court of Criminal Appeal, containing a demand for the reversal of the court’s order, and shall be filed in the registry of the court of committal not later than four working days from the date of the said order.

(2) The Registrar of the court of committal shall, not later than the first next working day, transmit the application, together with the records of the case, to the Registrar of the Court of Criminal Appeal, who shall, without delay, forward a copy of the application to the Attorney General.

(3) Notice of the day fixed for the hearing of the appeal shall be given by the Registrar of the Court of Criminal Appeal to the appellant and to the Attorney General: Provided that, except with the consent of both the appellant and the Attorney General, such hearing shall not take place before the lapse of two working days after the said notice has been given.

(4) If the Court of Criminal Appeal reverses the decision of the Court of Magistrates, the court shall order that the appellant be discharged.