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Electricity Act 1992

Powers and duties of electricity operators and other owners of electrical works

29: Appeal on question of law

You could also call this:

“You can ask a higher court to look at legal mistakes in your case”

If you’re not happy with the District Court’s decision on your appeal under section 27, you can appeal again to the High Court. But you can only do this if you think the District Court made a mistake about the law, not about the facts of the case.

When you make this kind of appeal, you have to follow special rules set by the court. These rules tell you how to make your appeal and how the court will handle it.

There’s also a part of another law, called the Criminal Procedure Act 2011, that applies to these appeals. It’s the part called Subpart 8 of Part 6. This part of the law explains more about how your appeal will work, but it might be changed a bit to fit this specific situation.

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Part 3 Powers and duties of electricity operators and other owners of electrical works

29Appeal on question of law

  1. Where any party to any appeal under section 27 is dissatisfied with the decision of the District Court as being erroneous in point of law, that party may appeal to the High Court on the question of law only.

  2. Subject to subsection (3), every appeal under this section shall be heard and determined in accordance with rules of court.

  3. Subpart 8 of Part 6 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 applies as far as applicable with the necessary modifications to every appeal under this section.

Notes
  • Section 29(1): amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).
  • Section 29(3): replaced, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).