Paragraph 1 InterpretationI1

In this Schedule, and in any provision treated by virtue of this Schedule as inserted or substituted in these Rules—

• “commencement” means the beginning of 31st October 2009;

• “AA 1955” means the Army Act 1955^f1;

• “AFA 1955” means the Air Force Act 1955^f2;

• “NDA 1957” means the Naval Discipline Act 1957^f3;

• “NSDR” means the Naval Summary Discipline Regulations (July) 2008 or the Naval Summary Discipline Regulations (February) 2009^f4, as the case may be;

• “the Transitional Order” means the Armed Forces Act 2006 (Transitional Provisions etc) Order 2009^f5;

• “naval suspended sentence” means a sentence of detention under section 43(1)(e) of NDA 1957 which has been suspended under section 90(1) of that Act, including one awarded and suspended after commencement by virtue of article 55 of the Transitional Order (award of SDA sentence where finding of guilt recorded before commencement);

• “the new provisions” means the Act, the Transitional Order and these Rules.