reg 3 Interpretation: general
(1) Any reference in these Rules to a numbered section is to that section of the Act unless otherwise stated. (2) In these Rules— “ the Act ” means the Armed Forces Act 2006; “ the 1967 Act ” means the Criminal Justice Act 1967 ; “ the 1999 Act ” means the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 ; “ the 2003 Act ” means the Criminal Justice Act 2003; “ the CPIA Order ” means the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (Application to the Armed Forces) Order 2009 ; “ advance information ” has the meaning given by rule 30(2); “ bad character ” has the meaning given by section 98 of the 2003 Act; “ civilian police force ” means a UK police force or a British overseas territory police force; “the complainant”, in relation to any offence (or alleged offence), means a person against or in relation to whom the offence was (or is alleged to have been) committed; “ the court ” means the Service Civilian Court; “ DX ” means document exchange; “ detention and training order ” means an order under section 211; “ the judge advocate ”, in relation to any proceedings, means the judge advocate specified for the proceedings under section 278(2); “ legal representative ” means a person appointed by a party to proceedings under rule 26; “live link”, has the meaning given by rule 18(3)(a); “ pre-sentence report ” has the meaning given by section 257; and “ unit ” means— a naval ship or establishment; any body of members of Her Majesty's forces formed under the command of a person appointed to be the commanding officer of the body; or an air force station. (3) Any reference in these Rules to Schedule 8 to the 2003 Act is to that Schedule as modified by Schedule 5 to the Act.