Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Courts-Martial Appeal (Review of Sentencing) Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 31st March 2007.
(2) 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.