Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Court of Appeal
60E. Composition when exercising criminal jurisdiction
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Despite section 50(1), a case before the Court of Appeal may, if the Tenth Schedule so provides, be heard and determined by a single Judge.
court
“court” means the General Division, the Appellate Division, or the Court of Appeal;
A Judge must not sit in the Court of Appeal to hear or decide any of the following matters, or any matter related to any of the following matters:
Judge
“Judge” means a Supreme Court Judge, a Judicial Commissioner, a Senior Judge or an International Judge, and —(a)in relation to the General Division, means a Judge sitting in that Division in accordance with the Constitution and this Act;(b)in relation to the Appellate Division, means a Judge sitting in that Division in accordance with the Constitution and this Act; and(c)in relation to the Court of Appeal, means a Judge sitting in that Court in accordance with the Constitution and this Act;
an appeal against a conviction before the Judge or a sentence passed by the Judge;
any petition for confirmation under Division 1A of Part 20 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 lodged in respect of a sentence of death passed by the Judge on an accused;
any case stated by the Judge under section 395 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010;
any reference under section 397 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 of a question of law of public interest that has arisen in a criminal matter determined by the Judge.