Criminal Justice Act, 1993
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Interpretation. |
1.—(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— | |
“compensation order” and “injured party” have the meanings assigned to them by section 6 ; | ||
“imprisonment” includes detention in Saint Patrick's Institution; | ||
“sentence” includes a sentence of imprisonment and any other order made by a court in dealing with a convicted person other than— | ||
(a) an order under section 17 of the Lunacy (Ireland) Act, 1821 , or section 2 (2) of the Trial of Lunatics Act, 1883, or | ||
(b) an order postponing sentence for the purpose of obtaining a medical or psychiatric report or a report by a probation officer; | ||
“sentencing court” means the court referred to in section 2 (1). | ||
(2) References in sections 2 (1) and 4 (1) to conviction of a person on indictment include references to conviction of a person after signing a plea of guilty and being sent forward for sentence under section 13 (2) (b) of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1967 . | ||
(3) This Act shall not apply to sentences imposed on persons convicted before its commencement. | ||
(4) In this Act— | ||
(a) a reference to a section is a reference to a section of this Act, unless it is indicated that reference to some other enactment is intended, and | ||
(b) a reference to a subsection or paragraph is a reference to the subsection or paragraph of the provision in which the reference occurs, unless it is indicated that reference to some other provision is intended. |