When appealing a conviction and sentence from a magistrate's court:

A child offender under the age of 16 years is exempt from having to apply for leave to appeal;

All accused persons must first make application for leave to appeal, and the application for leave to appeal is heard by the High Court

Only if a child offender between the ages of 16 and 18 years has been sentenced to life imprisonment is that child exempt from having to apply for leave to appeal

All accused persons who wish to appeal must first make application for leave to appeal

A child offender under the age of 16 years is exempt from having to apply for leave to appeal only if he is sentenced to direct imprisonment in the magistrate's court.

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