2Interpretation

2 Interpretation

*[Section 2 Amended by No. 92 of 1974, s. 6 and Sched. 1 ]**[Section 2 Amended by No. 48 of 1979, s. 8 ]*In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –

appeal includes a motion to review, a case stated for the opinion or determination of a superior court on a question of law, a question of law reserved in the form of a special case for the opinion of a superior court, a motion for a new trial, and any other proceeding in the nature of an appeal;

appellant includes the next friend of an infant or person under disability and the guardian ad litem of a person;

costs, in relation to an appeal, includes the costs of an application for an indemnity certificate in respect of an appeal but, except where otherwise expressly provided in this Act, does not include costs incurred in a court of first instance;

court of summary jurisdiction has the meaning assigned to that expression by the Justices Act 1959 ;

[Section 2 Amended by No. 6 of 2008, Sched. 1, Applied:28 Apr 2008] Director, MPES means the Director, Monetary Penalties Enforcement Service appointed under section 8 of the Monetary Penalties Enforcement Act 2005 ;

Fund means the Appeal Costs Fund established under this Act;

indemnity certificate means an indemnity certificate granted under section 8 or section 10 ;

[Section 2 Amended by No. 55 of 2007, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Mar 2008] [Section 2 Amended by No. 13 of 2012, s. 4, Applied:30 May 2012] judicial officer means a judge or the Associate Judge of the Supreme Court, a magistrate, a commissioner of the Magistrates Court (Civil Division), the chairman of a court of general sessions, or two or more justices in petty sessions;