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—
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
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.