Hong Kong Regulations

CRIMINAL APPEAL RULES - RULE 61

Reserved decisions or reasons

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

Amendments retroactively made - see 25 of 1998 s. 2

NOTIFYING RESULT OF APPEALS

(1) The Court of Appeal may, if at the close of the argument on any appeal, it
does not on that day deliver its decision and its reasons therefor-

   (a)  announce its decision and state that the reasons therefor will be
        given at a later date; or

   (b)  announce that it is reserving its decision and reasons therefor to a
        later date.

(2) Where the reasons for a decision are given at a later date and those
reasons have been recorded in writing, the Court of Appeal may, instead of
reading the reasons, supply copies of such reasons in accordance with
paragraph (3) hereof.

(3) Where the reasons for a decision are given at a later date and, being
recorded in writing, are not read in full, the Court of Appeal shall-

   (a)  deliver a copy thereof to each of the parties;

   (b)  lodge a copy thereof in the High Court Library; and (25 of 1998 s. 2)

   (c)  make a copy thereof available for public inspection in the Registry.

(4) Where the Court of Appeal delivers its decision, or its decision and
reasons, at a later date it shall be sufficient if at least one of the judges
who heard the appeal is present.