2 Interpretation
1 In these Rules—
“the appropriate Minister or department” means
(a) the First Minister and the deputy First Minister acting jointly; or
(b) where they, acting jointly, determine under paragraph 36 of Schedule 10 that any power conferred on them by that Schedule in relation to any specified proceedings may be exercised by a specified Minister or Northern Ireland department, the Minister or department; and for this purpose “specified” means specified in a determination under that paragraph;
“devolution issue” has the same meaning as in Schedule 10;
“the Judicial Committee” means the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council;
“Schedule 10” means Schedule 10 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998.
a reference to an appeal includes a reference to an application for leave to appeal, and references to an appellant and to a notice of appeal shall be construed accordingly; and
a reference to a form by number is a reference to the form of that number in the Schedule to these Rules.