Criminal Procedure Act 2021
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PART 2 Preliminary Trial Hearings | ||
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Interpretation (Part 2) | ||
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3. (1) In this Part— | ||
“Act of 1962” means the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Act 1962 ; | ||
“Act of 1992” means the Criminal Evidence Act 1992 ; | ||
“preliminary trial hearing” shall be construed in accordance with section 6 (1); | ||
“relevant offence” shall be construed in accordance with section 5 ; | ||
“relevant order” means an order as to the admissibility of evidence, including an order under or pursuant to section 16 of the Act of 1992; | ||
“trial court” shall be construed in accordance with section 6 (1). | ||
(2) In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires— | ||
(a) a reference to a person being sent forward for trial includes, where appropriate, a reference to such a person being sent or being sent forward for trial to, or charged before, a Special Criminal Court, and | ||
(b) a reference to a trial of an accused in respect of an offence shall include a reference to a retrial of an accused in respect of an offence. |