Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1966 (c. 20)

PART I N.I. Provisions as to criminal responsibility

1 Meaning of certain expressions used in this Act. N.I.

In this Act—

• Definition rep. by 1986 NI 4

• “mental abnormality” means an abnormality of mind which arises from a condition of arrested or retarded development of mind or any inherent causes or is induced by disease or injury;

• “insane person” means a person who suffers from mental abnormality which prevents him—

  (a)

  from appreciating what he is doing; or

  (b)

  from appreciating that what he is doing is either wrong or contrary to law; or

  (c)

  from controlling his own conduct; and

• “insanity” shall be construed accordingly.