Criminal Procedure Act 2021

Definitions

2. In this Act—

“accused”, in respect of an offence, means the person charged with the offence;

“Act of 1967” means the Criminal Procedure Act 1967 ;

“Act of 1984” means the Criminal Justice Act 1984 ;

“Act of 2010” means the Criminal Procedure Act 2010 ;

“enactment” has the same meaning as it has in the Interpretation Act 2005 ;

“Minister” means the Minister for Justice;

“order”, in relation to a court, means a decision that the court is empowered to make under or pursuant to an enactment or the common law, or otherwise;

“the prosecution”, in relation to an offence, means—

(a) the Director of Public Prosecutions,

(b) a person prosecuting the offence at the suit of the Director of Public Prosecutions, or

(c) a person authorised by law to prosecute the offence.