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Criminal Procedure (Insanity and Unfitness to Plead) Act 1991

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6 Interpretation etc.E+W

(1)In this Act—

  • the 1964 Act” means the M1Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1964;

  • the 1968 Act” means the M2Criminal Appeal Act 1968;

  • the 1983 Act” means the M3Mental Health Act 1983;

  • duly approved”, in relation to a registered medical practitioner, means approved for the purposes of section 12 of the 1983 Act by the Secretary of State[F1, or by another person by virtue of section 12ZA or 12ZB of that Act,] as having special experience in the diagnosis or treatment of mental disorder.

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I1S. 6 wholly in force at 1.1.1992 see s. 9(2) and S.I. 1991/2488, art. 2.

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