Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Act 2008
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 2008 c. 15 |
| Year | 2008 |
- “commencement” means the day on which this Act is passed;
- “pre-commencement anonymity order” means an order made before commencement that falls within section 1(2) .
- “appeal court” means—
- (a) the Court of Appeal;
- (b) the Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland; or
- (c) the Courts-Martial Appeal Court or the Court Martial Appeal Court;
- “commencement” and “pre-commencement anonymity order” have the meanings given by section 10(8) .
- “court” means—
- (a) in relation to England and Wales, a magistrates' court, the Crown Court or the criminal division of the Court of Appeal;
- (b) in relation to Northern Ireland, a magistrates' court, the Crown Court, a county court exercising its criminal jurisdiction or the Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland; or
- (c) a service court;
- “criminal proceedings” means—
- (a) in relation to a court within paragraph (a) or (b) above, criminal proceedings consisting of a trial or other hearing at which evidence falls to be given;
- (b) in relation to a service court, proceedings in respect of a service offence consisting of a trial or other hearing at which evidence falls to be given;
- “the defendant”, in relation to any criminal proceedings, means any person charged with an offence to which the proceedings relate (whether or not convicted) ;
- “prosecutor” means an individual or body charged with duties to conduct criminal prosecutions;
- “service court” has the meaning given by subsection (2) ;
- “service offence” has...
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