1In this Schedule " criminal proceedings " means proceedings against a person in respect of an offence, not being appellate proceedings or proceedings commenced by motion for committal oi attachment in England and Wales or Northern Ireland ; and " appellate proceedings" means proceedings on appeal from or for the review of the decision of a court in any proceedings.
2Criminal, appellate and other proceedings are active within the meaning of section 2 at the times respectively prescribed by the following paragraphs of this Schedule ; and in relation to proceedings in which more than one of the steps described in any of those paragraphs is taken, the reference in that paragraph is a reference to the first of those steps.