# The Crown Court (Confiscation, Restraint and Receivership) Rules 2003, Rule 2: Interpretation


In these Rules—
(a) “the Act” means the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002;
(b) “business day” means any day other than—
(i) a Saturday, Sunday, Christmas Day or Good Friday; or
(ii) a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971, in England and Wales;
(c) “court officer” means a member of the Crown Court staff;
(d) “document” means anything in which information of any description is recorded;
(e) “hearsay evidence” means evidence consisting of hearsay within the meaning of section 1(2) of the Civil Evidence Act 1995;
(f) “restraint proceedings” means proceedings under sections 42 and 58(2) and (3) of the Act;
(g) “receivership proceedings” means proceedings under sections 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54(4), 56(4), 59(2) and (3), 60(2) and (3), 62 and 63 of the Act;
(h) “witness statement” means a written statement signed by a person which contains the evidence, and only that evidence, which that person would be allowed to give orally;
(i) words and expressions used have the same meaning as in Part 2 of the Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/421/rule/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/crown-court-confiscation-restraint-and-receivership-rules-2003/rule-2
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