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(1)In this Act—
“court” means—
in relation to England and Wales, a magistrates' court, the Crown Court or the criminal division of the Court of Appeal;
in relation to Northern Ireland, a magistrates' court, the Crown Court, a county court exercising its criminal jurisdiction or the Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland; or
a service court;
“criminal proceedings” means—
in relation to a court within paragraph (a) or (b) above, criminal proceedings consisting of a trial or other hearing at which evidence falls to be given;
in relation to a service court, proceedings in respect of a service offence consisting of a trial or other hearing at which evidence falls to be given;
“the defendant”, in relation to any criminal proceedings, means any person charged with an offence to which the proceedings relate (whether or not convicted);
“prosecutor” means an individual or body charged with duties to conduct criminal prosecutions;
“service court” has the meaning given by subsection (2);
“service offence” has the meaning given by subsection (3);
“witness”, in relation to any criminal proceedings, means any person called, or proposed to be called, to give evidence at the trial or hearing in question;
“witness anonymity order” has the meaning given by section 2.
(2)In this Act “service court” means—
(a)a court-martial constituted under the Army Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2 c. 18), the Air Force Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2 c. 19) or the Naval Discipline Act 1957 (c. 53) or the Court Martial established by the Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52);
(b)the Summary Appeal Court established by any of those Acts;
(c)a Standing Civilian Court established under the Armed Forces Act 1976 (c. 52) or the Service Civilian Court established by the Armed Forces Act 2006; or
(d)the Courts-Martial Appeal Court or the Court Martial Appeal Court.
(3)In this Act “service offence” means—
(a)any offence against any provision of Part 2 of the Army Act 1955, Part 2 of the Air Force Act 1955 or Part 1 of the Naval Discipline Act 1957; or
(b)any offence under Part 1 of the Armed Forces Act 2006.
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