# The Criminal Justice (Armed Forces Code of Practice for Victims of Crime) Regulations 2015, Paragraph 4: General

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

For the purposes of this Code, a “victim” is:
(1) a natural person who has suffered harm, including physical, mental or emotional harm or economic loss which was directly caused by a criminal offence;
(2) a close relative (see definitions in Part 6 of this Code) of a person whose death was directly caused by a criminal offence and who has suffered harm as a result of that person’s death.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1811/schedule/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-armed-forces-code-of-practice-for-victims-of-crime-regulations-2015/schedule/paragraph-4
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