Section 10 Interpretation.
Northern Ireland
In this Act—
“constable” means any member of the Royal Ulster Constabulary acting as such …F1;
“the Ministry” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1(1);
“private prosecutor” means a prosecutor in any prosecution other than a prosecution instituted by or on behalf of, or taken over by, F2the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Attorney General or the Advocate General, or instituted by a constable, or by or on behalf of a department of the Government of Northern Ireland or of the United Kingdom;
“prosecutor” means the person by or on whose behalf the criminal proceedings were instituted;
“statutory provision” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1( f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.
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Without prejudice to the definition of “costs” in section 46(2) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 1954 c.33, references in this Act to costs paid or defrayed, or ordered to be paid or defrayed, by F4any person under this Act shall be construed as including references to any sums so paid or defrayed, or ordered to be paid or defrayed, as compensation to, or expenses of, a witness or other person or as counsel's or solicitor's fees.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
SLR 1980
- F2
S. 10(1): words in the definition of "private prosecutor" substituted (12.4.2010) by Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), arts. 1(2), 12, Sch. 14 para. 11(2) (with arts. 28-31); S.I. 2010/977, art. 1(2)
- F3
S. 10(1A) omitted (12.4.2010) by virtue of Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), arts. 1(2), 12, Sch. 14 para. 11(3) (with arts. 28-31); S.I. 2010/977, art. 1(2)
- F4
Words in s. 10(2) substituted (12.4.2010) by Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), arts. 1(2), 12, Sch. 14 para. 11(4) (with arts. 28-31); S.I. 2010/977, art. 1(2)