18 Government documents etc relating to current or old cases
Criminal Appeal Act 1995 (1995 c 35) | Legislation

18  Government documents etc relating to current or old cases

(1)     Section 17 does not apply to any document or other material in the possession or control of a person serving in a government department if the document or other material—

(a)     is relevant to a case to which this subsection applies, and

(b)     is in the possession or control of the person in consequence of the Secretary of State's consideration of the case.

(2)     Subsection (1) applies to a case if the Secretary of State—

(a)     is, immediately before the day on which the repeal by this Act of section l7 of the 1968 Act or of section 14 of the 1980 Act comes into force, considering the case with a view to deciding whether to make a reference under that section

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