Article 2 Interpretation: proceedings and parties

Unless otherwise stated, any reference in these Rules to proceedings includes—

but does not include the exercise of any power of the court otherwise than at a hearing.

In these Rules—

• “ancillary proceedings” means proceedings under—

  1. (a)

     rule 16 for an extension of the initial period or an application for leave to appeal out of time; and

  2. (b)

     rule 17 for the consideration of a matter referred to the court by the reviewing authority under section 152(4) or (7);

• “appeal proceedings” means proceedings for the hearing of an appeal under section 146;

• “preliminary proceedings” means any proceedings of the court held for the purpose of giving directions, orders or rulings for the purpose of appeal or ancillary proceedings;

• “related proceedings”, in relation to preliminary proceedings, means—

  1. (a)

     appeal proceedings in respect of any charge to which the preliminary proceedings relate; and

  2. (b)

     any further preliminary proceedings in relation to such appeal proceedings;

• F2“variation proceedings” means proceedings under Part 12A.

References in these Rules to a party to any proceedings are to—

References in these Rules to a person to whom proceedings relate are to—

In these Rules—

• “the Director” means the Director of Service Prosecutions;

• “appellant” means a person who brings an appeal under section 141 or on whose behalf a reviewing authority seeks leave to refer a finding or punishment to the court under section 152.