In this Act—

• “court” means—

  1. a

     in relation to England and Wales, a magistrates' court, the Crown Court or the criminal division of the Court of Appeal;

  2. b

     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

  3. c

     a service court;

• “criminal proceedings” means—

  1. a

     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;

  2. b

     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.