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Animal Products Act 1999

Offences, penalties, and proceedings - Compliance orders

155: Appeals to Court of Appeal or Supreme Court

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"You can ask a higher court to review a decision if you don't agree with it."

If you are a party to an appeal under section 154, you can appeal to the Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court with the court's permission. The Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court has the same power as the High Court to make decisions on the appeal. You can only appeal directly to the Supreme Court if there are exceptional circumstances, as stated in section 75 of the Senior Courts Act 2016.

When you appeal to the Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court, they will review the decision made by the High Court. The Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court can make the same decisions as the High Court. This means they have the power to change the original decision if they think it is necessary.

You need to get permission from the court to appeal to the Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court will only allow you to appeal directly to them if there are very good reasons to do so, as outlined in section 75 of the Senior Courts Act 2016.

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Part 10Offences, penalties, and proceedings
Compliance orders

155Appeals to Court of Appeal or Supreme Court

  1. With the leave of the court appealed to, a party to an appeal under section 154 may appeal to the Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court against any determination of the High Court in the appeal.

  2. On an appeal under this section, the Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court has the same power to adjudicate on the proceedings as the High Court had.

  3. Subsection (1) is subject to section 75 of the Senior Courts Act 2016 (which provides that the Supreme Court must not give leave to appeal directly to it against a decision made in a court other than the Court of Appeal unless it is satisfied that there are exceptional circumstances that justify taking the proposed appeal directly to the Supreme Court).

Notes
  • Section 155: substituted, on , by section 48(1) of the Supreme Court Act 2003 (2003 No 53).
  • Section 155(3): amended, on , by section 183(b) of the Senior Courts Act 2016 (2016 No 48).