Article 2 Interpretation

In these Rules—

• “the 1968 Act” means the Criminal Appeal Act 1968^f1;

• “the 2002 Act” means the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002^f2;

• “appellant” means a person who brings or seeks to bring an appeal;

• “defendant” has the meaning given to it in Part 2 of the 2002 Act;

• “the Director of the Assets Recovery Agency” is the Director appointed under section 1 of the 2002 Act;

• “the Order” means the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Appeals under Part 2) Order 2003^f3;

• “the principal rules” means the Criminal Appeal Rules 1968^f4;

• “respondent” means—

  1. (i)

     a person other than the appellant who was a party to the proceedings in the Crown Court and who is affected by an appeal; and

  2. (ii)

     a person who is permitted by the Court of Appeal to be a party to the appeal;

• “the registrar” means the registrar of criminal appeals of the Court of Appeal;

• references to the Court of Appeal are to the criminal division of the Court of Appeal;

• a reference to a form is a reference to a form set out in the Schedule to these Rules or a form with the same effect;

• references to a single judge are to any judge of the Court of Appeal or of the High Court.