# Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1966, Section 1: Meaning of certain expressions used in this Act.


In this Act—
Definition rep. by 1986 NI 4
“mental abnormality” means an abnormality of mind which arises from a condition of arrested or retarded development of mind or any inherent causes or is induced by disease or injury;
“insane person” means a person who suffers from mental abnormality which prevents him—
(a)from appreciating what he is doing; or
(b)from appreciating that what he is doing is either wrong or contrary to law; or
(c)from controlling his own conduct; and
“insanity” shall be construed accordingly.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1966/20/section/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-northern-ireland-1966/section-1
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