reg 3 Interpretation
(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 ; “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— 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; 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; 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.