Article 91 Meaning of “accused” and “offender”I1
United Kingdom
In this Part—
F1“accused”—
- (a)
in relation to a restraint order, means—
- (i)
in a case in which the first condition in article 57 is satisfied, the alleged offender;
- (ii)
in a case in which the second condition in article 57 is satisfied, the person against whom proceedings for an offence have been instituted in a country outside the United Kingdom (whether or not the person has been convicted);
- (i)
- (b)
for the purpose of Chapter 1A—
- (i)
in the case mentioned in paragraph (4) of article 65B, has the meaning given in that paragraph;
- (ii)
subject to article 65B(4), in the case mentioned in paragraph (4) of article 65A, has the meaning given in that paragraph;
- (iii)
otherwise, means the person against whom proceedings for an offence have been instituted in a country outside the United Kingdom (whether or not the person has been convicted);
- (i)
- (a)
“offender”, in relation to an external order means the person convicted of criminal conduct.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in art. 91 substituted (30.11.2015) by The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Requests and Orders) (Amendment) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1750), arts. 1(2), 29