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Section 172 — Interpretation of this Part

As in force on 31 December 2021.

Timeline 6 versions
  1. 2 January 2011 Enacted
  2. 17 September 2018 Act 19 of 2018
  3. 21 June 2019 Act 14 of 2019
  4. 2 January 2021 Act 40 of 2019
  5. 31 December 2021 Revised edition
  6. 17 August 2026 Latest
Revised edition in force 31 December 2021

The text below is this provision as reproduced in the Revised Edition that came into force on this date. A revised edition consolidates the law without changing its substance, so editorial amendments — such as renumbering, updated citations and formatting — may have been made but are not shown as a redline.

172.Interpretation of this Part

In this Part —

“Case for the Defence” means the document by that name mentioned in section 217;

“Case for the Prosecution” means the document by that name mentioned in section 214;

“co-accused” means any person who is to be tried jointly with an accused in the General Division of the High Court;

“criminal case disclosure conference” means any conference held under sections 212 to 220 in respect of any offence to which the criminal case disclosure procedures apply by virtue of section 211A;

“criminal case disclosure procedures” means the procedures under sections 212 to 220.