101Court of Criminal Appeal may order retrial—tainted acquittals

#### 101 Court of Criminal Appeal may order retrial—tainted acquittals 101 Court of Criminal Appeal may order retrial—tainted acquittals > > (1) The Court of Criminal Appeal may, on the application of the Director of Public Prosecutions, order an acquitted person to be retried for a 15 years or more sentence offence if satisfied that— > > > > > (a) the acquittal is a tainted acquittal, and > > > > > (b) in all the circumstances it is in the interests of justice for the order to be made. > > > (2) If the Court of Criminal Appeal orders an acquitted person to be retried, the Court is to quash the person’s acquittal or remove the acquittal as a bar to the person being retried for the offence (as the case requires). > > > (3) The Court of Criminal Appeal may order a person to be retried for a 15 years or more sentence offence under this section even if the person had been charged with and acquitted of a lesser offence. > > **ss 99–104:** Ins 2006 No 69, Sch 1 \[2\].