Criminal Justice Act 1967 (c. 80)

Part I U.K. Criminal Procedure, etc.

Miscellaneous provisions as to evidence, procedure and trial U.K.

36 Interpretation of Part I. E+W

(1) In this Part of this Act—

• F1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• [F2 “committal proceedings” means proceedings before a magistrates’ court acting a s examining justices;]

• F1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• “director”, in relation to a body corporate which is established by or under any enactment for the purpose of carrying on under national ownership any industry or part of an industry or undertaking and whose affairs are managed by the members thereof, means a member of that body.

(2) Expressions used in any provision of this Part of this Act relating to magistrates’ courts or proceedings before such courts and also used in [F3 the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980] have the same meanings in any such provision as they have in that Act.

Textual Amendments

F1 Definitions repealed by Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43, SIF 82), Sch. 9

F2 Words in s. 36(1) repealed (18.6.2012 for specified purposes, 5.11.2012 for specified purposes, 28.5.2013 for specified purposes) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), s. 336(3)(4), Sch. 3 para. 43(3), Sch. 37 Pt. 4; S.I. 2012/1320, art. 4(1)(c)(d)(2)(3) (with art. 5) (see S.I. 2012/2574, art. 4(2) and S.I. 2013/1103, art. 4); S.I. 2012/2574, art. 2(2)(3)(c)(d), Sch. (with arts. 3 4) (as amended (4.11.2012) by S.I. 2012/2761, art. 2) (with S.I. 2013/1103, art. 4); S.I. 2013/1103, art. 2(1)(c)(d)(2)(3) (with arts. 3 4)

F3 Words substituted by Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43, SIF 82), Sch. 7 para. 66