The Criminal Justice Act 1987 (Preparatory Hearings) (Interlocutory Appeals) Rules 1988

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires—

“the Act of 1968” means the Criminal Appeal Act 1968(1) and

“the Act of 1987” means the Criminal Justice Act 1987(2);

“appellant” means an appellant under section 9(11) of the Act of 1987 including a person who has given notice of application for leave to appeal;

“judge of the court” means a judge of the High Court or the Court of Appeal;

“the principal Rules” means the Criminal Appeal Rules 1968(3);

“registrar” means the registrar of criminal appeals of the Court of Appeal; and

“respondent” means a party in whose favour is made the order or ruling, or part thereof, appealed against by the appellant.

(2) In reckoning any period of time for the purposes of these Rules, where, apart from this paragraph, the period in question, being a period of 7 days or less, would include a Saturday, Sunday or bank holiday, Christmas Day or Good Friday, that day shall be excluded.

In this paragraph “bank holiday” means a day which is, or is to be observed as, a bank holiday, or a holiday, under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971(4), in England and Wales.

(3) Any reference in these Rules to a rule is a reference to a rule contained in these Rules.

(1)

1968 c. 19.

(2)

1987 c. 38.

(3)

S.I. 1968/1262.

(4)

1971 c. 80.