Criminal Procedure Act 2021

PART 2

Preliminary Trial Hearings

Interpretation (Part 2)

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.