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may be
single judge.
Criminal Procedure.
Proceedings before a single judge.
Powers which 22. (1) The powers of the Full Court under the Ordinance and these rules to give leave to appeal, to extend the time within which notice of appeal or an application for leave to appeal may be given, to assign legal aid to an appellant, to allow the appellant to be present at any proceedings in cases where he is not entitled to be present without leave, and to admit an appellant to bail, may be exercised by a judge in the same manner as they may be exercised by the Full Court, and subject to the same provisions; but, if a judge refuses an application on the part of the appellant to exercise any such power in his favour, the appellant shall be entitled to have the application determined by the Full Court as duly constituted for the hearing and determination of appeals.
How
application
for leave to appeal and other preliminary applications are to be dealt with.
Procedure
where judge refuses
(2) The powers of the Full Court under the Ordinance or these rules to estreat the recognizances of an appellant or those of his surety or sureties may be exercised by a judge, but if a judge shall order the estreat of a recognizance in the exercise of this power the appellant or the surety or sureties affected by such order shall be entitled, on giving notice to the Registrar within four days after the date of such order, to have the order reviewed by the Full Court as duly constituted for the hearing and determination of appeals.
Notices of applications.
23. (1) Notice of appeal or notice of application for leave to appeal or for extension of the time within which notice of appeal or notice of application for leave to appeal shall be given under the Ordinance in the forms in the Schedule, and the answers to the questions on Forms IV, V, VI, VII and VIII which an appellant is by these rules required to make, in reference to legal aid being assigned to him, or to leave being granted to him to be present at the hearing of his appeal, shall be deemed to be applications to the Full Court in such matters respectively.
(2) The Registrar when any application mentioned in this rule has been dealt with by a judge shall notify to the under rule 22. appellant the decision. In the event of such judge refusing
applications
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