Section 48.
1The power of the Court of Appeal under section 16 of this Act to extend the time for giving notice of appeal, or of application for leave to appeal, shall not be exercisable in the case of a conviction involving sentence of death.
2In the case of a conviction involving sentence of death—
(a)the sentence shall not in any case be executed until after the expiration of the time for giving notice of appeal or of application for leave to appeal under the said section 16 ; and
(b)if notice is so given, the appeal or application shall be heard and determined with as much expedition as practicable, and the sentence shall not be executed until after the determination of the appeal or, in a case where an application for leave to appeal is finally refused, of the application.
3The power of the Court of Appeal or the House of Lords under section 32 of this Act to extend the time for making an application for leave to appeal shall not be exercisable in the case of a conviction involving sentence of death.
4An application for leave to appeal under Part II of this Act in a case involving sentence of death and any appeal for which leave is granted on the application, shall be heard and determined with as much expedition as practicable.
5Where an appeal to the Court of Appeal is dismissed in a case involving sentence of death, the sentence shall not in any case be executed until after the expiration of the time for making an application for leave to appeal under Part II of this Act; and if such an application is duly made, the sentence shall not be executed while that application, and any appeal for which leave to appeal is granted thereon, is pending.
6Section 32(3) of this Act applies for the construction of paragraph 5 above.