Criminal Justice Act 2006
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Interpretation. |
2.—(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— | |
“ Act of 1939” means the Offences Against the State Act 1939 ; | ||
“ Act of 1967” means Criminal Procedure Act 1967; | ||
“Act of 1984” means Criminal Justice Act 1984; | ||
“ arrestable offence” has the meaning it has in section 2 (as amended by section 8 ) of the Criminal Law Act 1997 ; | ||
“Minister” means Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform; | ||
“ place” includes a dwelling. | ||
(2) In this Act, where the context so requires— | ||
(a) a reference to an offence shall be construed as including a reference to a suspected offence, and | ||
(b) a reference to the commission of an offence shall be construed as including a reference to the attempted commission of an offence. |