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(1)A reference to the offence (or offences) concerned must be construed in accordance with section 6(9).

(2)A criminal investigation is an investigation which police officers or other persons have a duty to conduct with a view to it being ascertained whether a person should be charged with an offence.

(3)A defendant is a person against whom proceedings for an offence have been started (whether or not he has been convicted).

(4)A reference to sentencing the defendant for an offence includes a reference to dealing with him otherwise in respect of the offence.

F1(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(6)The following paragraphs apply to references to orders—

(a)a confiscation order is an order under section 6;

(b)a restraint order is an order under section 41.

(7)Sections 75 to 87 and this section apply for the purposes of this Part.

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C4S. 88(5) modified (1.12.2020 immediately before the consolidation date (see 2020 c. 9, ss. 3, 5(2)(3) and 2020 c. 17, ss. 2, 416)) by Sentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Act 2020 (c. 9), ss. 1, 5(2)(3); S.I. 2012/1236, reg. 2

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I1S. 88 in force at 24.3.2003 by S.I. 2003/333, art. 2, Sch.

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