# The Crown Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1979, Rule 2: Interpretation

Extent: N.I.

(1) In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires,—
" the Act" means the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978;
“chief clerk” [...] includes such other [ civil servant in the Department of Justice] as may be authorised to act on his behalf for the purpose in question;
“committal proceedings” means proceedings before a magistrates' court conducting a preliminary investigation or preliminary enquiry;
“depositions” means depositions taken before a magistrates' court and includes written statements tendered in evidence under section 3 of the Criminal Procedure (Committal for Trial Act) (Northern Ireland) 1968, and
document exhibited to such depositions or statements and the statement of the accused;
“judge” means a judge of the High Court or a county court judge;
“magistrates' court” means a court under the Magistrates' Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 1964 or the Children and Young Persons Act (Northern Ireland) 1968;
“prosecutor” means the Director of Public Prosecutions when the prosecution is being carried on by him;
“Taxing Master” means the Master (Taxing Office) or such other person as may be designated or appointed to exercise jurisdiction under section 60(1) of the Act;
[ “the 1999 Act” means the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999.)
[ “the 1999 Order” means the Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1999.]
[ “the 2004 Order” means the Criminal Justice (Evidence) (Northern Ireland) Order 2004.]
(2) In these Rules any reference to a rule or schedule shall be construed as a reference to a rule contained in these Rules or as the case may be, to a schedule thereto; and any reference in a rule to a paragraph shall be construed as a reference to a paragraph of that rule.
(3) The forms in the schedule shall be used where applicable with such variations as the circumstances of the particular case require.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1979/90/rule/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/crown-court-rules-northern-ireland-1979/rule-2
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