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2.—(1) In this Order—
“the Act” means the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999;
“the 2006 Act” means the Armed Forces Act 2006(1);
“Court Martial Rules” means rules made under section 163 of the 2006 Act;
“CMAC Rules” means rules made under section 49 of the Court Martial Appeals Act 1968(2);
“SCC Rules” means rules made under section 288 of the 2006 Act;
“the competence of witnesses and capacity to be sworn provisions” has the meaning given by article 9(4);
“the general and final provisions” has the meaning given by article 11(2);
“judge advocate” has the same meaning as in section 362 of the 2006 Act;
“lay members” has the same meaning as in section 155(1) of the 2006 Act;
“the protection of complainants in proceedings for sexual offences provisions” has the meaning given by article 7(2);
“the protection of witnesses from cross-examination provisions” has the meaning given by article 5(3);
“Rules of court” means rules of evidence and procedure for proceedings before—
the Court Martial;
the Service Civilian Court; and
the Court Martial Appeal Court;
“the special measures provisions” has the meaning given by article 3(3).
(2) Any reference in this Order to a special measures direction is to be read—
(a)in relation to proceedings before the Court Martial, as a reference to a special measures direction within the meaning of Court Martial Rules;
(b)in relation to proceedings before the Service Civilian Court, as a reference to a special measures direction within the meaning of SCC Rules;
(c)in relation to proceedings before the Court Martial Appeal Court, as a reference to a direction under section 19 of the Act.
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