Part 2, The Armed Forces of the Republic of Sierra Leone (Amendment) Act, 2000 [Margin: Short title.]

(2) Rules of court may provide that, in such circumstances as may be specified in the rules, any application or appeal referred to in subsection (1) which is lodged with such person (other than the Registrar) as is specified in the rules shall be treated for the purposes of subsection (1), as having been lodged with the Registrar. (3) The Court of Appeal may extend the period within which an application for leave to appeal may be lodged under paragraph (a) of subsection (1), whether that period has expired or not, No. 13 Armed Forces of the Republic of Sierra Leone (Amendment) Act 2000 3 and may also extend the period for lodging an appeal under paragraph (b) of that subsection if, owing to the fact that the appellant is outside Sierra Leone or otherwise, he has not had a reasonable opportunity of lodging his appeal within ten days. (4) Where the Court of Appeal dismisses an application for leave to appeal, it may, if it considers the application to have been frivolous or vexatious, order that any sentence passed upon the applicant in the proceedings from which it was sought to bring the appeal shall begin to run from the day on which the Court dismisses the application. [Margin: Determination of appeals in ordinary cases.] 131. (1) Subject to section 132, on an appeal under this Part against a conviction, the Court of Appeal shall allow the appeal if it thinks that the finding of the court-martial is unreasonable or cannot be supported having regard to the evidence or involves a wrong decision on a question of law or that, on any ground, there was a miscarriage of justice; and in any other case shall dismiss the appeal: Provided that the Court may, notwithstanding that it is of the opinion that the point raised in the appeal might be decided in favour of the appellant, dismiss the appeal if it considers that no miscarriage of justice has actually occurred. (2) If the Court of Appeal allows an appeal against a conviction under this Part, it shall quash the conviction.