# The Summary Appeal Court (Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999) Rules 2015, Article 3: Interpretation


(1) 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;
“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—
(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;
(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;
(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.
(2) A reference in these Rules to proceedings has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the SAC Rules.
(3) A reference in these Rules to a party to any proceedings has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the SAC Rules.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1813/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/summary-appeal-court-youth-justice-and-criminal-evidence-act-1999-rules-2015/article-3
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