PART 1 Preliminary Provisions and Delegation

2 Interpretation
1 In these Rules—
“the Act” means the Armed Forces Act 2006;
“activation order” means an order under section 193 of the Act;
“charge sheet” has the same meaning as in regulations made under section 128 of the Act;
“disciplinary record” means all formal disciplinary records of the accused maintained and held by any of Her Majesty’s forces;
“subordinate commander” means an officer under the command of the commanding officer who is of at least the rank of naval lieutenant, military or marine captain or flight lieutenant.
2 References in these rules to an accused’s assisting officer are to be construed in accordance with rule 10.
3 References in these Rules to a person’s rank or rate are—
(a) where he holds no acting rank or rate, to his substantive rank or rate;
(b) where he holds an acting rank or rate, to that rank or rate.
4 References in these Rules to a charge brought against a person include a charge that has been substituted for another charge.
5 References in these Rules to proven offences are to—
(a) offences in respect of which a charge has been brought, where—
(i) the charge has been found by an officer or the Summary Appeal Court to be proved, and
(ii) that finding has not been quashed;
(b) service offences of which a person is convicted; and
(c) offences in the British Islands of which a person is convicted.