Article 2 InterpretationI1

In this Order—

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

• “the 2006 Act” means the Armed Forces Act 2006^f1;

• “Court Martial Rules” means rules made under section 163 of the 2006 Act;

• “CMAC Rules” means rules made under section 49 of the Court Martial Appeals Act 1968^f2;

• F1“SAC Rules” means rules made under section 151 of the 2006 Act;

• “SCC Rules” means rules made under section 288 of the 2006 Act;

• “the competence of witnesses and capacity to be sworn provisions” has the meaning given by article 9(4);

• “the general and final provisions” has the meaning given by article 11(2);

• “judge advocate” has the same meaning as in section 362 of the 2006 Act;

• “lay members” has the same meaning as in section 155(1) of the 2006 Act;

• “the protection of complainants in proceedings for sexual offences provisions” has the meaning given by article 7(2);

• “the protection of witnesses from cross-examination provisions” has the meaning given by article 5(3);

• “Rules of court” means rules of evidence and procedure for proceedings before—

  1. (a)

     the Court Martial;

  2. (b)

     the Service Civilian Court; F2...

  3. (c)

     the Court Martial Appeal Court; F3and

  4. (d)

     the Summary Appeal Court;

• “the special measures provisions” has the meaning given by article 3(3).

Any reference in this Order to a special measures direction is to be read—