Article 3 Interpretation

In these Rules—

• “the 1999 Act” means the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999;

• “the 2006 Act” means the Armed Forces Act 2006;

• “SAC Rules” means the Armed Forces (Summary Appeal Court) Rules 2009^f1;

• “appeal proceedings” means proceedings under section 146 of the 2006 Act for the hearing of an appeal;

• “appellant” means a person bringing an appeal under section 141 of the 2006 Act;

• “the Director” means the Director of Service Prosecutions;

• “the judge advocate” means the judge advocate specified for the proceedings under section 142(3) of the 2006 Act;

• “legal representative” means a person appointed under rule 41 of the SAC Rules;

• “person concerned in the proceedings” means—

  1. (a)

     in relation to an application in any proceedings for a direction under section 45(3), or an excepting direction under section 45(4) or (5), of the 1999 Act, a person falling within section 45(7) of that Act;

  2. (b)

     in relation to an application in any proceedings for a reporting direction under section 45A(2), or an excepting direction under section 45A(10), of the 1999 Act, a person falling within section 45A(3) of that Act;

  3. (c)

     in relation to an application in any proceedings for a reporting direction under section 46(2), or an excepting direction under section 46(9), of the 1999 Act, a witness falling within section 46(1) of that Act;

• “reporting direction” means, unless otherwise specified, a reporting direction under section 45A(2) or 46(2) of the 1999 Act.

A reference in these Rules to proceedings has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the SAC Rules.

A reference in these Rules to a party to any proceedings has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the SAC Rules.