Paragraph 1 Interpretation

In this Schedule—

• “AA 1955” means the Army Act 1955 M1;

• “AFA 1955” means the Air Force Act 1955 M2;

• “AFA 1976” means the Armed Forces Act 1976 M3

• “commencement” means the date on which these Rules come into force;

• “NDA 1957” means the Naval Discipline Act 1957 M4;

• “SCCO 1997” means the Standing Civilian Courts Order 1997 M5;

• “the SDAs” means AA 1955, AFA 1955 and NDA 1957;

• “SDA compensation order” means a compensation order under paragraph 11(1) of Schedule 5A to AA 1955 or AFA 1955 or of Schedule 4A to NDA 1957;

• “SDA offence” any offence under Parts 2 of AA 1955 or AFA 1955, as those Parts are as applied by section 209 of those Acts to those persons described in sub-sections (1) or (2) of those sections; and

• “a Standing Civilian Court” means a Standing Civilian Court established under section 6 of AFA 1976.