Interpretation
80 Interpretation
In this Division—
appropriate officer means the Scheme Executive, the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Commissioner of Police or any other person, or a person of a class, prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition.
restraining order—see section 81.
the defendant means a person referred to in section 79.
In this Division, a reference to a person being charged with an offence is a reference to a person—
in respect of whom a charge sheet has been completed by a police officer where proceedings for an offence are to be commenced against the person, or
against whom proceedings for an offence have been commenced.
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed by the regulations
). Made under this Act:
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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