(1)  In this Chapter –

acquittal  –

(a) includes –

(i) an acquittal in appeal proceedings in relation to a crime; and

(ii) an acquittal at the direction of a court; but

(b) does not include a verdict of not guilty on the ground of insanity;

administration of justice crime means a crime under Chapter X ;

Court means the Court of Criminal Appeal;

fresh and compelling evidence – see section 395 ;

interests of justice – see section 397 ;

serious crime means a crime punishable upon indictment listed in Appendix D;

tainted acquittal – see section 396 ;

very serious crime means a crime, or an attempt to commit a crime, under section 158 , a crime under section 159 , 185 or 240(4) or a crime under Part 2 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 2001 being a crime that relates to a trafficable quantity of a controlled substance.

(2)  For the purposes of this Chapter, the retrial of an acquitted person for a crime includes a trial if the crime is not the same as the crime of which the person was acquitted.

(3)  In this Chapter, a reference to the proceedings in which a person was acquitted includes, if they were appeal proceedings, a reference to the earlier proceedings to which the appeal related.