PART IVN.I.SUPPLEMENTAL

45Interpretation.N.I.

(1)In this Act unless the contrary intention appears the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them, that is to say:—

• “Act of 1851 F1” has the meaning assigned to it by section two of this Act;

• “Act of 1935 F2” has the meaning assigned to it by section two of this Act;

• “capital offence” means an offence for which the punishment imposed might, apart from this Act, be death;

• “court of summary jurisdiction” includes a resident magistrate or justice of the peace sitting out of petty sessions to hear or determine any matter he has power so to hear or determine or conducting the preliminary [F3inquiry into] an indictable offence;

• “magistrate” means any person who acts as a member of a court of summary jurisdiction;

• Definition rep. by SLR 1980

• “resident magistrate” means a resident magistrate within the meaning of the Act of 1935F4;

• Definition rep. by SLR 1980

(2)In this Act and in the Act of 1935 the expression “constable” shall be construed as including a head-constableF5 and a sergeant.