# The Criminal Appeal (Reviews of Sentencing) Rules 1989, Article 2: Interpretation


In these Rules–
“the Act” means the Criminal Justice Act 1988;
“application” means an application by the Attorney General to the Court for leave to make a reference;
“the Court” means the Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal;
“reference” means a reference under section 36 of the Act by the Attorney General of a case to the Court for them to review the sentencing of a person (in these Rules called “the offender”) in a proceeding in the Crown Court;
“the registrar” means the registrar of criminal appeals.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/19/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-appeal-reviews-of-sentencing-rules-1989/article-2
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