Citation and commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) These Rules may be cited as the Criminal Appeal (Offenders Assisting Investigations and Prosecutions) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2008 and shall come into operation on 25th February 2008.
(2) In these Rules—
“Court” means the Court of Appeal of Northern Ireland;
“the 2005 Act” means the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005(1);
“the 2006 Order” means the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Appeals under Section 74) Order 2006(2);
“appeal” means an appeal under section 74(8) of the 2005 Act against a decision of the Crown Court and “application for leave to appeal” shall be construed accordingly;
“appellant” means an appellant under section 74(8) of the 2005 Act, including a person who has given notice of application for leave to appeal;
“chief clerk” means the chief clerk of the Crown Court before which the offender was tried;
“Master” means the Master (High Court);
“offender” means a person whose case has been referred to the Crown Court under section 74(3) of the 2005 Act; and
“specified prosecutor” means a person specified in section 71(4) of the 2005 Act.