# Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1968, Section 57: Interpretation.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
“the 2006 Act” means the Armed Forces Act 2006;
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“appellant” includes a person who ... wishes to appeal under Part II of this Act to the Appeal Court;
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“Director of Service Prosecutions” has the meaning given by section 374 of the 2006 Act;
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“enactment” includes an enactment of the Parliament of Northern Ireland;
“hospital order” has the meaning given in section 37 of the Mental Health Act 1983;
“interim hospital order” has the meaning given in section 38 of that Act;
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“the Lord Chief Justice” means the Lord Chief Justice of England;
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“prescribed” means prescribed by rules of court; . . .
“the registrar” means the registrar of the Appeal Court. ; and
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“sentence”, in relation to an offence, includes any order made by a court when dealing with an offender.
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(3) In Part III of this Act “the accused” means, in relation to an appeal from the Appeal Court to the Supreme Court, the person who was the appellant in the Appeal Court.
(4) Any reference in this Act to another enactment is a reference thereto as amended by or under any other enactment, including this Act.
(5) Any reference in this Act to an enactment of the Parliament of Northern Ireland includes a reference to an enactment corresponding thereto and for the time being in force in Northern Ireland.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/20/section/57 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/courts-martial-appeals-act-1968/section-57
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