Criminal Procedure (Insanity and Unfitness to Plead) Act 1991 (c. 25)

6 Interpretation etc. E+W

(1) In this Act—

• “the 1964 Act” means the M1 Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1964;

• “the 1968 Act” means the M2 Criminal Appeal Act 1968;

• “the 1983 Act” means the M3 Mental 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.

• F2 ...

F3 (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 6(1) inserted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 38(5)(c), 306(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)

F2 Words in s. 6(1) repealed (31.3.2005) by Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28), s. 60, Sch. 11; S.I. 2005/579, art. 3(i)

F3 S. 6(2) repealed (31.3.2005) by Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28), s. 60, Sch. 11; S.I. 2005/579, art. 3(i)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 6 wholly in force at 1.1.1992 see s. 9(2) and S.I. 1991/2488, art. 2.

Marginal Citations

M1 1964 c. 84.

M2 1968 c. 19.

M3 1983 c. 20.