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Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005

Section 94: Interpretation of Chapter 4

209.This section provides definitions of expressions used in this Chapter, such as “protected persons” and “persons associated with protected persons”. By virtue of subsection (6) a witness includes a person who has provided information which might be used in legal proceedings, whether or not the person is actually called to give evidence. By virtue of subsection (7) a witness does not include the accused, unless he is a witness for the prosecution.

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