(1) This rule applies
to a written application under rule 70(3)(b).
(2) A single judge or
registrar may deal with the application.
(3) A single judge may
refer the application to a registrar.
(4) A registrar may
refer the application to a single judge.
(5) A single judge or
registrar dealing with the application —
(a) may
deal with the application even though no party to the appeal has been served
with it; or
(b) may
order the applicant to serve a party to the appeal, specified in the order,
with the application and a notice entitling the party to be heard on the
application, and deal with the application accordingly.
(6) A single judge or
registrar dealing with the application may grant the application if satisfied
that the applicant has sufficient cause to be granted leave, but otherwise
must refuse the application.
(7) Subrule (6)
has effect subject to —
(a) the
Sentencing Act 1995 section 22; and
(b) any
other order or written law that prohibits or restricts the publication or
possession of the record to which the application relates.
(8) A single judge or
registrar may grant the application —
(a)
wholly or in part; and
(b)
unconditionally or subject to conditions.
[Rule 71 inserted: SL 2025/76
r. 18.]