Part 11

Evidence
Chapter 3

Miscellaneous and supplemental

Interpretation of Chapter 3
140
In this Chapter—
- “criminal proceedings” means criminal proceedings in relation to which the strict rules of evidence apply;
- “defendant”, in relation to criminal proceedings, means a person charged with an offence in those proceedings;
- “document” means anything in which information of any description is recorded, but not including any recording of sounds or moving images;
- “oral evidence” includes evidence which, by reason of any disability, disorder or other impairment, a person called as a witness gives in writing or by signs or by way of any device;
- “video recording” means any recording, on any medium, from which a moving image may by any means be produced, and includes the accompanying sound-track.
S. 140 wholly in force at 5.4.2004, see s. 336(3) and S.I. 2004/829, art. 2(1)(2) (subject to art. 2(3)-(6))