# The Armed Forces (Appeals Against Review of Sentence) Regulations 2024, Regulation 2: Interpretation

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In these Regulations—
“the 1968 Act” means the Court Martial Appeals Act 1968;
“the 2006 Act” means the Armed Forces Act 2006;
“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;
“Appeal Court” means the Court Martial Appeal Court;
“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;
“Director of Service Prosecutions” has the meaning given by section 374 of the 2006 Act;
“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;
“legal costs” means fees, charges, disbursements and other amounts payable in respect of advocacy services or litigation services including, in particular, expert witness costs;
“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;
“offender” means the person in respect of whom the referral under section 304D(4) or 304E(2) of the 2006 Act is made;
“the registrar” means the registrar of the Appeal Court;
“the Rules” means Rules of Court made under regulation 39;
“sentence”, in relation to an offence, includes any order made by a court when dealing with an offender.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/619/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-appeals-against-review-of-sentence-regulations-2024/regulation-2
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