Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1964

8 Short title, interpretation, commencement, extent and repeals. E+W

(1) This Act may be cited as the Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1964.

(2) In this Act—

• [F1 “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[F2 , or by another person by virtue of section 12ZA or 12ZB of that Act,] as having special experience in the diagnosis or treatment of mental disorder;

• [F3 “local probation board” means a local probation board established under section 4 of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000;]

• “registered medical practitioner” means a fully registered person within the meaning of the Medical Act 1983 [F4 who holds a licence to practise ];]

• “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 [F5 the Mental Health Act 1983] have the same meanings in this Act as in [F5 Part III] of that Act; F6 . . .

[F7 (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) 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 F8 . . .

(4) This Act F9 . . . shall extend to England and Wales only.

F10 (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1 In s. 8(2), definitions of "duly approved" and "registered medical practitioner" inserted (1.1.1992) by Criminal Procedure (Insanity and Unfitness to Plead) Act 1991 (c. 25, SIF 39:1), s. 7, Sch. 3 para. 1(1), S.I. 1991/2488, art. 2.

F2 Words in s. 8(2) inserted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 38(5)(a), 306(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)

F3 Words in s. 8(2) inserted (31.3.2005) by Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28), s. 60, Sch. 10 para. 3; S.I. 2005/579, art. 3(g)

F4 Words in the definition of “registered medical practitioner” in s. 8(2) inserted by S.I. 2002/3135, art. 16(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I para. 5 (with transitional provisions in Sch. 2) (the amendment coming into force in accordance with art. 1(3) of the amending S.I. and see the Gazette (Issue 59163) dated 21.8.2009)

F5 Words substituted by Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20, SIF 85), Sch. 4 para. 18(a)

F6 Words in s. 8(2) repealed (1.1.1992) by Criminal Procedure (Insanity and Unfitness to Plead) Act 1991 (c. 25, SIF 39:1), s. 8(3), Sch. 4 (with s. 8), S.I. 1992/2488, art. 2.

F7 S. 8(2A) inserted (1.1.1992) by Criminal Procedure (Insanity and Unfitness to Plead) Act 1991 (c. 25, SIF 39:1), s. 7, Sch. 3 para. 1(2), S.I. 1991/2488, art. 2.

F8 Words in s. 8(3) repealed (31.3.2005) by Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28), s. 60, Sch. 11; S.I. 2005/579, art. 3(i)

F9 Words in s. 8(4) repealed (31.3.2005) by Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28), s. 60, Sch. 11; S.I. 2005/579, art. 3(i)

F10 S. 8(5) repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974 (c. 22), Sch. Pt. XI