Section 2: Interpretation

2. Interpretation (1) In this Act— “appellant”— (a) means a person who has been convicted by or before the Supreme Court and desires to appeal under this Act; and (b) includes, where appropriate, the Director of Public Prosecutions where he desires to appeal under section 5; “Court” means the Court of Criminal Appeal established under section 3 (1); “law officer” includes any Counsel deputed by the Director of Public Prosecutions to appear for the State; “Registrar” means the Master or any other officer of the Supreme Court acting on behalf of the Master with the authority of the Chief Justice; “sentence” includes any order of the Supreme Court made on conviction with reference to a person convicted; “Supreme Court” means the Supreme Court in the exercise of its original jurisdiction in criminal matters. C56 – 1 [Issue 6] Criminal Appeal Act (2) The power of the Court to pass any sentence includes a power to make any order that the Supreme Court could make on conviction with reference to the person convicted. [S. 2 amended by Act 48 of 1991; s. 3 of Act 20 of 2013 w.e.f. 3 August 2013.]