Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Armed Forces Act 2001;

• “the court administration officer” has the same meaning as in section 363 of the Armed Forces Act 2006^f1;

• “interested party” means the party benefiting from an order made under regulation 3 or a wasted costs order and, where he was receiving representation funded for him under any legal aid scheme operated by any of Her Majesty’s forces, shall include the authority responsible for determining costs payable in respect of work done under the representation order, or as the case may be, such a legal aid scheme;

• “wasted costs order” means any action taken by the Court Martial, the Summary Appeal Court, the Service Civilian Court or the Court Martial Appeal Court under section 27(1) of the Act.