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Criminal Appeal Act 1995

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As published

30 Interpretation.

(1) In this Act— “the 1968 Act” means the Criminal Appeal Act 1968, “the 1980 Act” means the Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland) Act 1980, “the Commission” means the Criminal Cases Review Commission, “the Court Martial Appeals Act” means the Court Martial Appeals Act 1968, “enactment” includes an enactment comprised in Northern Ireland legislation, and “investigating officer” means a person appointed under section 19 to carry out inquiries. (2) In this Act “sentence”— (a) in section 9 has the same meaning as in the 1968 Act, (b) in section 10 has the same meaning as in Part I of the 1980 Act, (c) in section 11 has the same meaning as in section 108 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980, ... (d) in section 12 has the same meaning as in Article 140(1) of the Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981. (e) in section 12A has the same meaning as in the Court Martial Appeals Act, (f) in section 12B has the same meaning as in section 285 of the Armed Forces Act 2006.

Your change, as a redline

30 Interpretation.

(1) In this Act— “the 1968 Act” means the Criminal Appeal Act 1968, “the 1980 Act” means the Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland) Act 1980, “the Commission” means the Criminal Cases Review Commission, “the Court Martial Appeals Act” means the Court Martial Appeals Act 1968, “enactment” includes an enactment comprised in Northern Ireland legislation, and “investigating officer” means a person appointed under section 19 to carry out inquiries. (2) In this Act “sentence”— (a) in section 9 has the same meaning as in the 1968 Act, (b) in section 10 has the same meaning as in Part I of the 1980 Act, (c) in section 11 has the same meaning as in section 108 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980, ... (d) in section 12 has the same meaning as in Article 140(1) of the Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981. (e) in section 12A has the same meaning as in the Court Martial Appeals Act, (f) in section 12B has the same meaning as in section 285 of the Armed Forces Act 2006.

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