The Summary Appeal Court (Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999) Rules 2015

Interpretation

3.—(1) In these Rules—

“the 1999 Act” means the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999;

“the 2006 Act” means the Armed Forces Act 2006;

“SAC Rules” means the Armed Forces (Summary Appeal Court) Rules 2009(1);

“appeal proceedings” means proceedings under section 146 of the 2006 Act for the hearing of an appeal;

“appellant” means a person bringing an appeal under section 141 of the 2006 Act;

“the Director” means the Director of Service Prosecutions;

“the judge advocate” means the judge advocate specified for the proceedings under section 142(3) of the 2006 Act;

“legal representative” means a person appointed under rule 41 of the SAC Rules;

“person concerned in the proceedings” means—

(a)

in relation to an application in any proceedings for a direction under section 45(3), or an excepting direction under section 45(4) or (5), of the 1999 Act, a person falling within section 45(7) of that Act;

(b)

in relation to an application in any proceedings for a reporting direction under section 45A(2), or an excepting direction under section 45A(10), of the 1999 Act, a person falling within section 45A(3) of that Act;

(c)

in relation to an application in any proceedings for a reporting direction under section 46(2), or an excepting direction under section 46(9), of the 1999 Act, a witness falling within section 46(1) of that Act;

“reporting direction” means, unless otherwise specified, a reporting direction under section 45A(2) or 46(2) of the 1999 Act.

(2) A reference in these Rules to proceedings has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the SAC Rules.

(3) A reference in these Rules to a party to any proceedings has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the SAC Rules.

(1)

S.I. 2009/1211, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.