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Article 140 Meaning of “defendant”I1

United Kingdom

In this Part “defendant”—

(a)

in relation to a restraint order means—

(i)

in a case in which the first condition in article 94 is satisfied, the alleged offender;

(ii)

in a case in which the second condition in article 94 is satisfied, the person against whom proceedings for an offence have been started in a country outside the United Kingdom (whether or not he has been convicted);

(b)

in relation to an external order, the person convicted of criminal conduct;

F1(c)

for the purpose of Chapter 1A, has the meaning given in article 103A(4).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Art. 140(c) inserted (11.8.2016) by The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Requests and Orders) (Amendment) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/662), arts. 1, 34

Commencement

I1

Art. 140 in force at 1.1.2006, see art. 1