When must I apply for second-sift leave after first-sift refusal?

Section107(4) ordinarily gives14 days from actual section107(10) intimation of the first-sift refusal and reasons. A section107(4A) extension requires its actual decision. Another sift, additional-ground application or summary appeal uses a separate route.

Responsible actor. Appellant refused leave at the first solemn sift.

Identify actual section107(10) intimation of the first-sift refusal and reasons.

Leave was refused at first sift under section107(1), rather than refused at a later sift or under another procedure.

Only the exact supported ordinary branch is calculated. Standing, competence, changed periods, required forms, copies and actual completion must be established.

1. Exclude the actual event day. Count the exact calendar-day period for the confirmed branch.
2. Check the required document, destination, copies and actual cutoff.

Exclude the actual event day. Count the exact calendar-day period for the confirmed branch.

Calendar days include weekends and holidays. No automatic court-holiday extension is inferred for this Act period. Check actual completion and act earlier where necessary.

Fictitious example

Fictional facts. actual section107(10) intimation of the first-sift refusal and reasons is established as Tuesday, October 13, 2026. Selected branch. Actual intimation of a refusal under section107(1) branch applies. All ordinary source conditions and the actual completion route are established.

Fictitious established facts. These examples do not establish eligibility, effective service, relief or a direction.

Source condition 1

Leave was refused at first sift under section107(1), rather than refused at a later sift or under another procedure.

Source condition 2

The Clerk’s actual section107(10) intimation and reasons to the appellant or solicitor have been established. A decision date alone is not substituted.

Source condition 3

No section107(4A) extension or other applicable direction changes the ordinary period. Separate additional-ground applications under107(9) are excluded.

Source condition 4

The application uses the actual prescribed process and reaches the High Court through the Clerk of Justiciary. This calculation does not determine whether grounds are arguable.

Source condition 5

The ordinary current statutory period applies. No order, extension, postponement, suspension, historical transition or discretionary late permission changes it. Actual timely receipt, copies and the applicable cutoff remain required.

• Only the exact supported ordinary branch is calculated. Standing, competence, changed periods, required forms, copies and actual completion must be established.
• Other procedures have different actors, events, periods and completion requirements. The selected branch does not replace those duties.

• Leave was refused at first sift under section107(1), rather than refused at a later sift or under another procedure.
• The Clerk’s actual section107(10) intimation and reasons to the appellant or solicitor have been established. A decision date alone is not substituted.
• No section107(4A) extension or other applicable direction changes the ordinary period. Separate additional-ground applications under107(9) are excluded.
• The application uses the actual prescribed process and reaches the High Court through the Clerk of Justiciary. This calculation does not determine whether grounds are arguable.
• The ordinary current statutory period applies. No order, extension, postponement, suspension, historical transition or discretionary late permission changes it. Actual timely receipt, copies and the applicable cutoff remain required.
• Only the exact supported ordinary branch is calculated. Standing, competence, changed periods, required forms, copies and actual completion must be established.