Serious Crime Act 2007

Interpretation: Part 1 E+W+N.I.

42 Interpretation: Part 1 E+W+N.I.

In this Part—

• “act” and “conduct” include omissions and statements;

• “country” includes territory;

• “modifications” includes additions and omissions (and “modify” is to be read accordingly);

• “the public” includes a section of the public or a particular member of the public.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 42 in force at 6.4.2008 by S.I. 2008/755, art. 15(1)(k)

43 Index of defined expressions: Part 1 E+W+N.I.

In this Part, the expressions listed in the left-hand column have the meaning given by, or are to be interpreted in accordance with, the provisions listed in the right-hand column.

Expression	Provision
act	section 42
[F1 appropriate court	section 1(5)]
committed a serious offence	section 4(1)
conduct	section 42
conducts oneself in a way likely to facilitate the commission by oneself or another person of a serious offence	section 4(3)
country	section 42
Director of Public Prosecutions, F2 ..., Director of the Serious Fraud Office and Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland	Paragraphs 2(2), F3 ..., 13(2) and 17 of Schedule 2
document	section 5(7)
facilitates the commission by another person of a serious offence	section 4(2)
involvement in serious crime: England and Wales orders	sections 2, 4 and 31(3)
involvement in serious crime: Northern Ireland orders	sections 3, 4 and 31(3)
[F1 involvement in serious crime: Scotland orders	sections 2A, 4 and 31(3)]
law enforcement officer	section 5(7)
modifications (and modify)	section 42
person who is the subject of a serious crime prevention order	section 1(6)
premises	section 5(7)
production of documents	section 5(8)
the public	section 42
relevant applicant authority	section 10(4)
serious crime prevention order	section 1(5)
serious offence in England and Wales	section 2(2)
serious offence in Northern Ireland	section 3(2)
[F1 serious offence in Scotland	section 2A(2)]
[F4 terrorism-related	section 8A]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 43 inserted (1.3.2016) by Serious Crime Act 2015 (c. 9), s. 88(1), Sch. 1 para. 28; S.I. 2016/148, reg. 3(f)

F2 Words in s. 43 omitted (27.3.2014) by virtue of The Public Bodies (Merger of the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Director of Revenue and Customs Prosecutions) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/834), art. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 49(a)

F3 Word in s. 43 omitted (27.3.2014) by virtue of The Public Bodies (Merger of the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Director of Revenue and Customs Prosecutions) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/834), art. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 49(b)

F4 Words in s. 43 inserted (29.6.2021) by Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021 (c. 11), s. 50(2)(t), Sch. 12 para. 10

Commencement Information

I2 S. 43 in force at 6.4.2008 by S.I. 2008/755, art. 15(1)(k)