Part II Criminal Investigations
22 Introduction.
1
For the purposes of this Part a criminal investigation is an investigation conducted by police officers with a view to it being ascertained—
a
whether a person should be charged with an offence, or
b
whether a person charged with an offence is guilty of it.
2
In this Part references to material are to material of all kinds, and in particular include references to—
a
information, and
b
objects of all descriptions.
3
In this Part references to recording information are to putting it in a durable or retrievable form (such as writing or tape).