Article 54 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 7 is satisfied, the alleged offender;
(ii)
in a case in which the second condition in article 7 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 17A(4).
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in art. 54(c) inserted (30.11.2015) by The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Requests and Orders) (Amendment) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1750), arts. 1(2), 18