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2. In this Order—
“the 1955 Acts” means the Army Act 1955(1) and the Air Force Act 1955(2);
“the 1957 Act” means the Naval Discipline Act 1957(3);
“the 1994 Act” means the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994(4);
“the 2006 Act” means the Armed Forces Act 2006(5);
“appeal” means an appeal under section 8(1) of the Court Martial Appeals Act 1968(6), and “appellant” has a corresponding meaning;
“bail” means release from custody subject to conditions, and “released on bail” and other cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly;
“child” means a person under the age of fourteen;
“Court” means the Court Martial Appeal Court;
“court-martial” means a court-martial constituted under either of the 1955 Acts or the 1957 Act;
“custodian” means the governor, keeper or commandant of the prison or other place of detention in which the appellant is detained;
“Director of Service Prosecutions” means the person appointed under section 364 of the 2006 Act;
“registrar” means the registrar of the Court appointed under section 7(1) of the Court Martial Appeals Act 1968;
“surrender to custody” means, in relation to a person released on bail, surrendering himself into the custody of the Court or a person (according to the requirements of the grant of bail) at the time and place for the time being appointed for him to do so;
“vary” in relation to bail, means imposing further conditions after bail is granted, or varying or rescinding conditions; and
“young person” means (except in article 4) a person who has attained the age of fourteen but is under the age of seventeen.
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