Criminal Jurisdiction Act 1975

13 Interpretation and saving. U.K.

(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

• “arrestable offence” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the M1 Criminal Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1967;

• “enactment” includes an enactment of the Parliament of Northern Ireland;

• “extra-territorial offence” has the meaning given by section 1 of this Act;

• “extra-territorial offence under the law of the Republic of Ireland” has the meaning given by section 3(4) of this Act;

• “rules of court” means rules under section 7 of the M2 Northern Ireland Act 1962.

(2) Any reference in this Act, except so far as the context otherwise requires, to an enactment shall be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended, applied or extended by or under any other enactment, including this Act.

(3) It is hereby declared that in applying section 38(1) of the M3 Interpretation Act 1889 (effect of repeal and re-enactment) for the construction of references in this Act to other Acts account is to be taken of repeal and re-enactment—

(a) by a Measure under the M4 Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973, or

(b) by an Order in Council under the Northern Ireland Act 1974,

(as being provisions which by virtue of paragraph 1 of Schedule 5 to the said Act of 1973 and paragraph 1(7) of Schedule 1 to the M5 Act of 1974 are included in statutory references to Acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland).

(4) The provisions of this Act giving power to prohibit the disclosure of the name and other particulars of witnesses and other persons are without prejudice to any power of the same kind exercisable under the inherent jurisdiction of any court or judge.

Marginal Citations

M1 1967 c. 18 (N.I.)

M2 1962 c. 30.

M3 1889 c. 63.

M4 1973 c. 36.

M5 1974 c. 28.