The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Mandatory Life Sentences: Appeals in Transitional Cases) Order 2005
This Order makes provision corresponding to provision in the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 (“the 1968 Act”) with modifications for the purpose of a new transitional appeal introduced by paragraph 14(1) of Schedule 22 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (“ the 2003 Act”). Paragraph 14(1) of Schedule 22 to the 2003 Act provides a right of appeal to the Court of Appeal and the House of Lords, if appropriate, to prisoners who have either had their minimum term of a mandatory life sentence reviewed or determined by the High Court under the transitional provisions in Schedule 22.