Criminal Appeal Act 1968

51 Interpretation

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

• " appeal ", where used in Part I or II of this Act, means appeal under that Part, and " appellant" has a corresponding meaning and in Part I includes a person who has given notice of application for leave to appeal;

• " the court of trial ", in relation to an appeal, means the court from which the appeal lies;

• " the defendant ", in Part II of this Act, means, in relation to an appeal, the person who was the appellant before the criminal division of the Court of Appeal, and references to the prosecutor shall be construed accordingly;

• " the judge of the court of trial " means the person who was the judge of that court, whether a judge of assize, chairman of quarter sessions, recorder or otherwise ;

• " under disability " has the meaning assigned to it by section 4 of the [1964 c. 84.] Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1964 (unfitness to plead); and

• " recommendation for deportation " means a recommendation under Part II of the [1962 c. 21.] Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1962 or under an order made under the [1914 c. 12.] Aliens Restriction Act 1914.

(2) Any expression used in this Act which is defined in section 147(1) of the [1959 c. 72.] Mental Health Act 1959 has the same meaning in this Act as in that Act.

(3) Part I of this Act applies in relation to proceedings on a coroner's inquisition, and to matters arising out of such proceedings, as it applies in relation to proceedings on indictment and matters arising out of them.