s 88 Other interpretative provisions
(1) A reference to the offence (or offences) concerned must be construed in accordance with section 6(9). (2) A criminal investigation is an investigation which police officers or other persons have a duty to conduct with a view to it being ascertained whether a person should be charged with an offence. (3) A defendant is a person against whom proceedings for an offence have been started (whether or not he has been convicted). (4) A reference to sentencing the defendant for an offence includes a reference to dealing with him otherwise in respect of the offence. (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (6) The following paragraphs apply to references to orders— (a) a confiscation order is an order under section 6; (b) a restraint order is an order under section 41. (7) Sections 75 to 87 and this section apply for the purposes of this Part.