These Regulations may be cited as the Courts-Martial Appeal (Review of Sentencing) Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 31st March 2007.

In these Regulations—

• “the 1955 Acts” means the Army Act 1955 and the Air Force Act 1955;

• “the 1957 Act” means the Naval Discipline Act 1957;

• “the registrar” means the registrar of the Courts-Martial Appeal Court;

• “An application for leave to refer a case to the Courts-Martial Appeal Court” or “a reference to the Courts-Martial Appeal Court” means a reference under section 113C(1) of either of the 1955 Acts or section 71AC(1) of the 1957 Act, and references to “referral”, “a reference”, or a “case which has been referred for review” are to be construed accordingly;

• “An application to the Courts-Martial Appeal Court for leave to refer a case to the House of Lords” or a “reference to the House of Lords” means a reference under sections 113C(4) and (5) of either of the 1955 Acts or sections 71AC(4) and (5) of the 1957 Act; and

• “sentence passed by the Courts-Martial Appeal Court or House of Lords” means a sentence passed by the Courts-Martial Appeal Court or House of Lords under section 113C(2) of either of the 1955 Acts or section 71AC(2) of the 1957 Act.