Prospective
163—(1) In section 162 “an accused person” has the following meaning.
(2) In relation to the Crown Court, “an accused person” means—
(a)a person who is awaiting trial before the court for an offence punishable with imprisonment, or
(b)a person who has been arraigned before the court for an offence punishable with imprisonment and has not yet been sentenced or otherwise dealt with for that offence,
but does not include a person who has been convicted before the Crown Court of an offence for which the sentence is fixed by law.
(3) In relation to a court of summary jurisdiction, “an accused person” means—
(a)a person who has been convicted by the court of an offence punishable on summary conviction with imprisonment; or
(b)a person charged with such an offence if the court is satisfied that the person did the act or made the omission charged.