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Justices Act 1886
sec.231Enforcement of decision
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### sec.231 Enforcement of decision
If upon the hearing of the appeal the judge by the judge’s order confirms varies increases or reduces the conviction order sentence or adjudication appealed against such conviction order sentence or adjudication may be enforced (subject to any variation increase or reduction made therein) by any justices or justice as if no appeal had been brought unless the judge by the judge’s order gives any direction as to the enforcement of such conviction order sentence or adjudication.
Despite subsection (1) , where an appellant is required consequent upon the order of the judge to serve a term of imprisonment or the unexpired portion of a term of imprisonment, the judge shall, as part of the judge’s order upon the appeal, direct that a warrant be issued to arrest the appellant and commit the appellant to prison.
A warrant directed to be issued in accordance with subsection (2) shall be issued by the registrar of the court.
s 231 sub 1949 13 Geo 6 No. 30 s 34
amd 1977 No. 13 s 13 ; 2000 No. 63 s 276 sch 2 ; 2003 No. 55 s 81
(sec.231-ssec.1) If upon the hearing of the appeal the judge by the judge’s order confirms varies increases or reduces the conviction order sentence or adjudication appealed against such conviction order sentence or adjudication may be enforced (subject to any variation increase or reduction made therein) by any justices or justice as if no appeal had been brought unless the judge by the judge’s order gives any direction as to the enforcement of such conviction order sentence or adjudication.
(sec.231-ssec.2) Despite subsection (1) , where an appellant is required consequent upon the order of the judge to serve a term of imprisonment or the unexpired portion of a term of imprisonment, the judge shall, as part of the judge’s order upon the appeal, direct that a warrant be issued to arrest the appellant and commit the appellant to prison.
(sec.231-ssec.3) A warrant directed to be issued in accordance with subsection (2) shall be issued by the registrar of the court.