Short title, interpretation, commencement, extent and repeals
8.— (1) This Act may be cited as the Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1964.
(2) In this Act—
- [“duly approved” in relation to a registered medical practitioner, means approved for the purposes of section 12 of the Mental Health Act 1983 by the Secretary of State as having special experience in the diagnosis or treatment of mental disorder;
- ["local probation board" means a local probation board established under section 4 of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000;][1]
- “registered medical practitioner” means a fully registered person within the meaning of the Medical Act 1983 [who holds a licence to practise][2];][3]
- “special verdict” has the meaning assigned by section 1 of this Act,
- “under disability” has the meaning assigned by section 4 of this Act,
- “verdict of acquittal” does not include a special verdict, and any reference to acquittal shall be construed accordingly,
and other expressions used in this Act and in [the Mental Health Act 1983][4] have the same meanings in this Act as in [Part III][4] of that Act; [...][3]
[(2A) Subsections (2) and (3) of section 54 of the Mental Health Act 1983 shall have effect with respect to proof of the accused’s mental condition for the purposes of section 4 of this Act as they have effect with respect to proof of an offender’s mental condition for the purposes of section 37(2)(a) of that Act.][3]
(3) This Act shall come into operation at the time of expiration of a period of one month beginning with the day on which it was passed [...][1]
(4) This Act [...][1] shall extend to England and Wales only.
(5) [...][5]
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