Criminal Procedure Act 2010
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Interpretation. |
2.— (1) In this Act unless the context otherwise requires— | |
“Act of 1962” means the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Act 1962 ; | ||
“Act of 1967” means the Criminal Procedure Act 1967 ; | ||
“Act of 1993” means the Criminal Justice Act 1993 ; | ||
“broadcast” has the meaning it has in section 2 of the Broadcasting Act 2009 ; | ||
“children detention school” has the meaning it has in section 3 (1) of the Children Act 2001 ; | ||
“Director” means the Director of Public Prosecutions; | ||
“legal aid (Supreme Court) certificate” has the meaning it has in the Act of 1962; | ||
“legal aid (trial on indictment) certificate” has the meaning it has in the Act of 1962; | ||
“Minister” means the Minister for Justice and Law Reform; | ||
“prison” has the meaning it has in section 2 of the Prisons Act 2007 ; | ||
“publication” means publication, other than by way of broadcast, to the public or a portion of the public. | ||
(2) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, references to— | ||
(a) a jury shall, in relation to proceedings conducted before a court sitting without a jury, be construed as references to that court, and | ||
(b) a person being sent forward for trial include, where appropriate, references to such a person being sent or being sent forward for trial to, or charged before, a Special Criminal Court. |