# The Courts-Martial (Royal Navy) Rules 1997, Article 2: Interpretation


In these Rules—
“accused’s friend” shall be construed in accordance with rule 13;
“the Act” means the Naval Discipline Act 1957;
“commanding officer”, in relation to an accused, means the officer who is for the time being in immediate command of the ship or naval establishment to which the accused belongs;
“commencement of the trial” shall be construed in accordance with rule 34;
“hearing for directions” shall be construed in accordance with rule 22;
“the judge advocate”—
(i) in relation to a court-martial, means the judge advocate appointed by or on behalf of the Chief Naval Judge Advocate to be a member of the court-martial;
(ii) in relation to a hearing for directions, means the judge advocate appointed under rule 9(1)(a);
“pre-trial hearing” shall be construed in accordance with rule 25;
“the prosecutor” means the prosecuting authority or any prosecuting officer appointed by the prosecuting authority;
“prosecution papers” has the meaning assigned to it in rule 7; and
“special finding” shall be construed in accordance with rule 63.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/170/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/courts-martial-royal-navy-rules-1997/article-2
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