# The Criminal Appeal (Prosecution Appeals) (Banning Orders) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2011, Article 1: Citation, commencement and interpretation


(1) These Rules may be cited as the Criminal Appeal (Prosecution Appeals) (Banning Orders) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2011 and shall come into operation on 1st January 2012.
(2) In these Rules—
“the Court” means the Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland;
“the 2011 Act” means the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011;
“appeal” means an appeal against a ruling under section 43 of the 2011 Act and “application for leave to appeal” shall be construed accordingly;
“banning order” means an order under section 41 of the 2011 Act;
“chief clerk” means the chief clerk at the place where the Crown Court made the decision which is the subject of the appeal;
“defendant” means a party in whose favour the ruling which is the subject of the appeal was made;
“judge of the Crown Court” means the judge of the Crown Court with conduct of the proceedings; and
“the proper officer” means the Master (Queen’s Bench and Appeals) and includes any other officer of the Supreme Court directed by the Lord Chief Justice to exercise the powers and duties of the Master (Queen’s Bench and Appeals).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2011/419/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-appeal-prosecution-appeals-banning-orders-rules-northern-ireland-2011/article-1
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