Criminal Procedure Act 2021
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Definitions | ||
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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. |