# The Criminal Appeal (Serious Crime Prevention Orders) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2009, Article 1: Citation, commencement and interpretation


(1) These Rules may be cited as the Criminal Appeal (Serious Crime Prevention Orders) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2009 and shall come into operation on 30th June 2009.
(2) In these Rules—
“Court” means the Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland;
“the 2007 Act” means the Serious Crime Act 2007;
“the 2008 Order” means the Serious Crime Act 2007 (Appeals under Section 24) Order 2008;
“appeal” means an appeal under section 24 of the 2007 Act against a decision of the Crown Court and “application for leave to appeal” shall be construed accordingly;
“chief clerk” means the chief clerk of the Crown Court which made the decision which is the subject of the appeal; and
“Master” means the Master (High Court).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2009/208/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-appeal-serious-crime-prevention-orders-rules-northern-ireland-2009/article-1
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