Crime and Disorder Act 1998

117 General interpretation. E+W+S

(1) In this Act—

• “the 1933 Act” means the M1 Children and Young Persons Act 1933;

• “the 1969 Act” means the M2 Children and Young Persons Act 1969;

• “the 1973 Act” means the M3 Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973;

• “the 1980 Act” means the M4 Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980;

• “the 1982 Act” means the M5 Criminal Justice Act 1982;

• “the 1984 Act” means the M6 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984;

• “the 1985 Act” means the M7 Prosecution of Offences Act 1985;

• “the 1989 Act” means the M8 Children Act 1989;

• “the 1991 Act” means the M9 Criminal Justice Act 1991;

• “the 1994 Act” means the M10 Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994;

• “the 1997 Act” means the M11 Crime (Sentences) Act 1997;

• “caution” has the same meaning as in Part V of the M12 Police Act 1997;

• “child” means a person under the age of 14;

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

• “custodial sentence” has the same meaning as in [F2 the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000];

• “guardian” has the same meaning as in the 1933 Act;

• [F3 “local probation board” means a local probation board established under section 4 of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000;]

• “prescribed” means prescribed by an order made by the Secretary of State;

• “young person” means a person who has attained the age of 14 and is under the age of 18;

• “youth offending team” means a team established under section 39 above.

(2) In this Act—

• “the 1993 Act” means the M13 Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993; and

• “the 1995 Act” means the M14 Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995.

(3) For the purposes of this Act, the age of a person shall be deemed to be that which it appears to the court to be after considering any available evidence.

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 117(1): definition of "commission area" omitted (1.4.2005) by virtue of The Courts Act 2003 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/886), art. 2, Sch. para. 60

F2 S. 117(1): words in definition of “custodial sentence” substituted (25.8.2000) by 2000 c. 6, ss. 165, 168(1), Sch. 9 para. 200

F3 S. 117(1): definition of “local probation board” inserted (1.4.2001) by 2000 c. 43, s. 74, Sch. 7 Pt. II para. 152; S.I. 2001/919, art. 2(f)(ii)

Marginal Citations

M1 1933 c.12.

M2 1969 c.54.

M3 1973 c.62.

M4 1980 c.43.

M5 1982 c.48.

M6 1984 c.60.

M7 1985 c.23.

M8 1989 c.41.

M9 1991 c.53.

M10 1994 c.33.

M11 1997 c.43.

M12 1997 c.50.

M13 1993 c.9.

M14 1995 c.46.