Part of Immigration Bill – in a Public Bill Committee am 2:00 pm ar 3 Tachwedd 2015.
This amendment and amendment 23 change the definition of “relevant appeal court” for appeals in Northern Ireland. The effect is that an appeal against a decision by a court of summary jurisdiction in Northern Ireland to make a freezing order is made to a county court instead of the Crown Court.
Amendment 23, in schedule 3, page 70, line 38, at end insert—
“(c) a county court, where the decision appealed against is a decision of a court of summary jurisdiction.” —(The Solicitor General.)
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