Article 2 Interpretation

In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires—

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

• “the Act of 1996” means the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996^f2;

• “appellant” means an appellant under section 35(1) of the Act of 1996 including a person who applies for leave to appeal;

• “single judge” means a judge of the High Court or the Court of Appeal;

• “the principal Rules” means the Criminal Appeal Rules 1968^f3;

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

• “respondent” means a party in whose favour is made the ruling, or part thereof, appealed against by the appellant.

In reckoning any period of time for the purposes of these Rules, where, apart from this paragraph, the period in question, being a period of 7 days or less, would include a Saturday, Sunday or bank holiday, Christmas Day or Good Friday, that day shall be excluded.

In this paragraph, “bank holiday” means a day which is, or is to be observed as, a bank holiday under section 1 of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971^f4, in England and Wales, or which is a holiday under section 2 of that Act, in England and Wales.

Save where express provision is made to the contrary, any reference in these Rules to a rule is a reference to a rule contained in these Rules.