Section 95: Interpretation of Part 10

Criminal Justice Act 2003 · 2003 c. 44View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 10: Retrial for serious offences

In this Part—

Subject to rules of court made under section 53(1) of the Supreme Court Act 1981 (c. 54) (power by rules to distribute business of Court of Appeal between its civil and criminal divisions)—

the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal under this Part is to be exercised by the criminal division of that court, and
references in this Part to the Court of Appeal are to be construed as references to that division.

References in this Part to an officer of a specified rank or above are, in the case of a customs and excise officer, references to an officer of such description as—

appears to the Commissioners of Customs and Excise to comprise officers of equivalent rank or above, and
is specified by the Commissioners for the purposes of the provision concerned.

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