Court of Appeal (Appeals from Pathogens Access Appeal Commission) Rules 2002

• Citation: S.I. 2002/1844
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) These Rules may be cited as the Court of Appeal (Appeals from Pathogens Access Appeal Commission) Rules 2002.

(2) These Rules shall come into force on the expiry of one week beginning with the day on which they are made.

(3) These Rules shall not extend to Scotland or Northern Ireland.

Section 2 Interpretation

In these Rules “the court” means the Court of Appeal.

Section 3 Application of these Rules

These Rules apply to any appeal to the court from a determination by the Pathogens Access Appeal Commission of an appeal under section 70(4) of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001.

Section 4 Non-disclosure of certain information and exclusion of parties

(1) The court must secure that information is not disclosed contrary to the interests of national security, the international relations of the United Kingdom, the detection and prevention of crime, or in any other circumstances when disclosure is contrary to the public interest.

(2) In particular, the court may order the exclusion of any party, including that party’s representative, from all or part of the proceedings before the court.

(3) The power conferred by paragraph (2) does not apply to the Secretary of State or his representative.