If you are found not guilty of a crime because you were insane at the time, the prosecutor can appeal this decision. This is covered under a part of the law called section 167, but this section is no longer in use. It was repealed on 1 September 2004 by section 51 of the Criminal Procedure (Mentally Impaired Persons) Act 2003.
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166: Certain provisions in Criminal Justice Act 1985 repealed, or
"Some old laws in the Criminal Justice Act 1985 are no longer used because of the Sentencing Act 2002."
168: Order to be made if person under disability or insane, or
"What happens if you're sentenced and can't understand because of a disability or illness?"
