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7. Interpretation (Part 3).

In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires -

"Act of 1984" means the Criminal Justice Act 1984;

"acquittal" includes a verdict of not guilty returned by a jury and a verdict of not guilty returned by a jury by direction of a court;

"application for a re-trial order" means an application under section 8 or 9;

"compelling evidence", in relation to a person, means evidence which - (a) is reliable, (b) is of significant probative value, and (c) is such that a jury might reasonably be satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt of the person's guilt in respect of the offence concerned;

"Court" means the Court of Criminal Appeal;

"legal aid (re-trial order) certificate" has the meaning it has in the Act of 1962;