Sch 2 para 1 Interpretation
(1) In this Schedule— “ AA 1955 ” means the Army Act 1955 ; “ AFA 1955 ” means the Air Force Act 1955 ; “ the Army Rules ” means the Courts-Martial (Army) Rules 2007 ; “ commencement ” means the time at which these Rules come into force; “ court-martial rules ” means the RN Rules, the Army Rules and the RAF Rules (or any of them); “ NDA 1957 ” means the Naval Discipline Act 1957 ; “ preliminary hearing ” means a preliminary hearing held under court-martial rules; “ the RAF Rules ” means the Courts-Martial (Royal Air Force) Rules 2007 ; “ the RN Rules ” means the Courts-Martial (Royal Navy) Rules 2007 ; “ the SDAs ” means AA 1955, AFA 1955 and NDA 1957; “ SDA compensation order ” means a compensation order under paragraph 11(1) of Schedule 5A to AA 1955 or AFA 1955 or of Schedule 4A to NDA 1957; “ SDA offence ” means any of the following— any offence under Part 2 of AA 1955 or AFA 1955; any offence under Part 1 of NDA 1957; an offence under section 47K of that Act; an offence under section 18 or 20 of the Armed Forces Act 1991 committed before commencement; an offence under any of sections 95 to 97 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 committed before commencement; an offence under paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 1 to that Act committed before commencement by a person within sub-paragraph (2) below; “ stoppages ” has the same meaning as in AA 1955, AFA 1955 or NDA 1957 (as the case may be). (2) A person is within this sub-paragraph if— (a) after committing the offence and before commencement, he became a member of a reserve force and— (i) he remained such a member until commencement; or (ii) immediately before commencement, he was subject to military law, air-force law or NDA 1957; or (b) after commencement, he becomes a member of the reserve forces.