8 Supplementary provisions as to retrial
Criminal Appeal Act 1968 (1968 c 19) | Legislation

8  Supplementary provisions as to retrial

(1)     A person who is to be retried for an offence in pursuance of an order under section 7 of this Act shall be tried on a fresh indictment preferred by direction of the Court of Appeal, . . . [but after the end of two months from the date of the order for his retrial he may not be arraigned on an indictment preferred in pursuance of such a direction unless the Court of Appeal give leave.]

[(1A)     Where a person has been ordered to be retried but may not be arraigned without leave, he may apply to the Court of Appeal to set aside the order for retrial and to direct the court of trial to enter a judgment and verdict of acquittal of the offence for which he was ordered to be retried.

(1B)     On an application under subsection (1) or (1A) above the Court of Appeal shall have power—

(a)     to grant leave to arraign; or

(b)     to

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