The Criminal Appeal (Confiscation, Restraint and Receivership) Rules 2003

Interpretation

2.  In these Rules—

“the 1968 Act” means the Criminal Appeal Act 1968(1);

“the 2002 Act” means the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002(2);

“appellant” means a person who brings or seeks to bring an appeal;

“defendant” has the meaning given to it in Part 2 of the 2002 Act;

“the Director of the Assets Recovery Agency” is the Director appointed under section 1 of the 2002 Act;

“the Order” means the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Appeals under Part 2) Order 2003(3);

“the principal rules” means the Criminal Appeal Rules 1968(4);

“respondent” means—

(i)

a person other than the appellant who was a party to the proceedings in the Crown Court and who is affected by an appeal; and

(ii)

a person who is permitted by the Court of Appeal to be a party to the appeal;

“the registrar” means the registrar of criminal appeals of the Court of Appeal;

references to the Court of Appeal are to the criminal division of the Court of Appeal;

a reference to a form is a reference to a form set out in the Schedule to these Rules or a form with the same effect;

references to a single judge are to any judge of the Court of Appeal or of the High Court.

(1)

1968 c. 19.

(2)

2002 c. 29.

(3)

S.I. 2003/82.

(4)

S.I. 1968/1262, to which there are amendments not relevant in this context.