Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020

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Interpretation (Part 4)

22. In this Part—

F3["criminal proceedings" means proceedings against a person for an offence and includes any appeal proceedings related to the offence;]

“live video link”, in relation to a person participating in criminal proceedings or relevant proceedings, means a live television link or other audio-visual arrangement which—

(a) enables the person to participate in the proceedings and to see and hear the proceedings before the court, and

(b) enables all other persons participating in the proceedings who are not in the same location as the person to see and hear the person;

“relevant person”, in relation to criminal proceedings or relevant proceedings, means the person the subject of the proceedings concerned;

“relevant proceedings” means proceedings under—

(a) the Extradition Act 1965,

F4[(aa) the Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act 1995,]

(b) Part II of the International War Crimes Tribunals Act 1998,

(c) the F5[the European Arrest Warrant Act 2003,]

F4[(ca) the Transfer of Execution of Sentences Act 2005,]

(d) Part 3 of F5[the International Criminal Court Act 2006, or]

F4[(e) Part 3 of the Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023,]

F3[and includes any appeal proceedings related to such proceedings].

Annotations:

Amendments:

F3

Substituted (31.07.2023) by Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (18/2023), s. 88(a), (b), S.I. No. 389 of 2023.

F4

Inserted (3.05.2023) by Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (3/2023), s. 83(a), (c), (e), S.I. No. 213 of 2023.

F5

Substituted (3.05.2023) by Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (3/2023), s. 83(b), (d), S.I. No. 213 of 2023.