390Definitions

390 Definitions

[Section 390 Inserted by No. 30 of 1973, s. 30 ]**[Section 390 Amended by No. 67 of 1976, s. 5 ][Section 390 Amended by No. 59 of 1997, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Aug 1998] [Section 390 Amended by No. 33 of 2008, s. 4, Applied:22 Oct 2008]

(1)  In this Chapter –

acquittal –

(a) includes –

(i) an acquittal in appeal proceedings in relation to a crime; and

(ii) an acquittal at the direction of a court; but

(b) does not include a verdict of not guilty on the ground of insanity;

administration of justice crime means a crime under Chapter X ;

Court means the Court of Criminal Appeal;

fresh and compelling evidence – see section 395 ;

interests of justice – see section 397 ;

serious crime means a crime punishable upon indictment listed in Appendix D;

tainted acquittal – see section 396 ;

very serious crime means a crime, or an attempt to commit a crime, under section 158 , a crime under section 159 , 185 or 240(4) or a crime under Part 2 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 2001 being a crime that relates to a trafficable quantity of a controlled substance.