In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires-
"month" has the meaning assigned to it in section 3 of the Interpreation Acts 1948 and 1967 [Act 388];
"Register" means the Register of Peguam Syarie referred to in rule 18;
"Enactment" means the Administration of Islamic Law Enactment 1992;
"Committee" means the Peguam Syarie Admission Committee established under rule 3;
"Appeal Committee" means the Peguam Syarie Appeal Committee appointed under rule 25;
"Chief Syariah Judge" means the Chief Syariah Judge appointed under subsection 41(1) of the Enactment;
"Chief Registrar" means the Chief Registrar of the Syariah Appeal Court appointed under subsection 43(1) of the Enactment;
"Chief Syariah Prosecutor" means the officer appointed under subsection 57(1) of the Enactment ;
"Court" means the Syariah Subordinate Court, the Syariah High Court or the Syariah Appeal Court, as the case may be, established under section 40 of the Enactment;
"Majlis" means the Majlis Agama Islam dan 'Adat Melayu Perak established under subsection 4(1) of the Enactment;
"advocate and solicitor" has the meaning assigned to it in the Legal Profession Act 1976 [Act 166];
"Peguam Syarie" means a person admitted as a Peguam Syarie under rule 13;
"Chairman" means the Chairman of the Peguam Syarie Admission Committee;
"Secretary" means the Secretary of the Majlis Agama Islam dan 'Adat Melayu Perak;
"Secretary of the Committee" means the Secretary of the Peguam Syarie Admission Committee;
"Sijil Amalan Guaman Syarie" means the certificate issued by the Committee under subrule 15(2);
"interview or written examination" means an interview or written examination conducted by the Committee under rule 12.