Part 1: Restrictions on prosecution for certain offences Consent to prosecution Section 7: General interpretation etc
This section provides definitions and supplementary explanations for terminology appearing in sections 1 to 7. In particular:
Subsection (1) provides that for murder or any other offence that causes death, where the victim's death occurred after the date of the injury, the five year time period will be counted from the day of the alleged conduct (rather than from the date of death).
Subsection (2) explains what is covered by the term "the British Islands".
Subsection (3) defines "relevant prosecutors"; namely, the Director of Service Prosecutions, together with the public prosecutors in England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Subsection (4) defines a number of other terms used in this Part. In particular, it identifies the investigating authorities.