The constitution and laws of Barbados
Interpretation
27. 1. In this chapter -
"contravention", in relation to any requirement, includes a failure to comply
with that requirement;
"court" means any court of law having jurisdiction in Barbados other that a
court established by a disciplinary law, and includes Her Majesty in Council
and -
a. in section 12, section 13, section 14, subsections (2), (3), (5), (8), (9)
and (10) of section 18, section 22 and subsection (7) of section 23 includes,
in relation to an offense against a disciplinary law, a court established by
such a law; and
b. in section 13, section 14 and subsection (7) of section 23 includes, in
relation to an offense against a disciplinary law, any person or authority
empowered to exercise jurisdiction in respect of that offense;
"disciplinary law" means a law regulating the discipline of any disciplined
force;
"disciplined force" means -
a. a naval, military or air force;
b. a police force;
c. a prison service; or
d. a fire service;
"legal representative", in relation to any court or other tribunal, means a
person entitled to practice as a barrister or solicitor before such court or
tribunal; and
"member", in relation to a disciplined force, includes any person who, under
the law regulating the discipline of that force, is subject to that
discipline.
2. References in sections 12, 13, 17 and 22 to a criminal offense shall be
construed as including references to an offense against a disciplinary law, and
such references in subsections (2) to (7) and (11)(a) of section 18 shall, in
relation to proceedings before a court established by a disciplinary law, be
similarly construed.
3. In relation to any person who is a member of a disciplined force raised
under the law of any country other than Barbados and lawfully present in
Barbados, nothing contained in or done under the authority of the disciplinary
law of that force shall be held to be inconsistent with or in contravention of
any provision of sections 12 to 23.
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