# The Armed Forces (Summary Appeal Court) Rules 2009, Article 74D: Interpretation of Chapter 7


(1) In this Chapter—
“the 1999 Act” means the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999;
“eligible witness” means a witness eligible for assistance by virtue of rule 74E or 74F;
“intermediary” has the same meaning as in section 29 of the 1999 Act;
“special measures direction” means a direction providing for one or more of the special measures available in relation to a witness to apply to evidence given by the witness;
“the special measures provisions” means the provisions of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the 1999 Act applied by an order under section 61(1) of that Act.
(2) In this Chapter—
(a) references to the quality of a witness’s evidence are to its quality in terms of completeness, coherence and accuracy (and for this purpose “coherence” refers to a witness’s ability in giving evidence to give answers which address the questions put to the witness and can be understood both individually and collectively); and
(b) references to the special measures available in relation to a witness are to be construed in accordance with rule 74G.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1211/article/74D (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-summary-appeal-court-rules-2009/article-74D
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