Article 2 Interpretation

In this Order—

• “the 1955 Acts” means the Army Act 1955^f1 and the Air Force Act 1955^f2;

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

• “the 1994 Act” means the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994^f4;

• “the 2006 Act” means the Armed Forces Act 2006^f5;

• “appeal” means an appeal under section 8(1) of the Court Martial Appeals Act 1968^f6, and “appellant” has a corresponding meaning;

• “bail” means release from custody subject to conditions, and “released on bail” and other cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly;

• “child” means a person under the age of fourteen;

• “Court” means the Court Martial Appeal Court;

• “court-martial” means a court-martial constituted under either of the 1955 Acts or the 1957 Act;

• “custodian” means the governor, keeper or commandant of the prison or other place of detention in which the appellant is detained;

• “Director of Service Prosecutions” means the person appointed under section 364 of the 2006 Act;

• “registrar” means the registrar of the Court appointed under section 7(1) of the Court Martial Appeals Act 1968;

• “surrender to custody” means, in relation to a person released on bail, surrendering himself into the custody of the Court or a person (according to the requirements of the grant of bail) at the time and place for the time being appointed for him to do so;

• “vary” in relation to bail, means imposing further conditions after bail is granted, or varying or rescinding conditions; and

• “young person” means (except in article 4) a person who has attained the age of fourteen but is under the age of seventeen.