Regulation 2 InterpretationI1
United Kingdom
In these Regulations—
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“the 1968 Act” means the Court Martial Appeals Act 1968f1;
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“the 2006 Act” means the Armed Forces Act 2006;
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“advocacy services” means any services which it would be reasonable to expect a person who is exercising, or contemplating exercising, a right of audience in relation to any proceedings, or contemplated proceedings, to provide;
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“Appeal Court” means the Court Martial Appeal Courtf2;
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“appellant” means the person who applies for leave to appeal, or who is granted leave to appeal under Parts 2 or 3 of these Regulations;
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“Director of Service Prosecutions” has the meaning given by section 374 of the 2006 Act;
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“expert witness costs” means amounts payable in respect of the services of an expert witness, including amounts payable in connection with attendance by the witness at court or elsewhere;
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“legal costs” means fees, charges, disbursements and other amounts payable in respect of advocacy services or litigation services including, in particular, expert witness costs;
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“litigation services” means any services which it would be reasonable to expect a person who is exercising, or contemplating exercising, a right to conduct litigation in relation to proceedings, or contemplated proceedings, to provide;
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“offender” means the person in respect of whom the referral under section 304D(4) or 304E(2) of the 2006 Act is made;
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“the registrar” means the registrar of the Appeal Court;
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“the Rules” means Rules of Court made under regulation 39;
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“sentence”, in relation to an offence, includes any order made by a court when dealing with an offender.
Annotations
Commencement
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Reg. 2 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1(2)
Footnotes
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1968 c. 20, section 272 of, and paragraph 53 of Schedule 8 to, the 2006 Act amends section 61(1) of the 1968 Act to provide for that Act to be cited as the Court Martial Appeals Act 1968.
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The Court Martial Appeal Court is established by section 1 of the Court Martial Appeals Act 1968 (c. 20)