The Court Martial Appeal Court Rules 2009

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 PRELIMINARY

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

3. PART 2 SERVICE OF DOCUMENTS

   1. 3. Interpretation of Part 2

   2. 4. Service on a person to whom proceedings relate

   3. 5. Service on the registrar

   4. 6. Service on the Director, Attorney General, Judge Advocate General or Secretary of State

   5. 7. Service on other individuals

   6. 8. Service on a corporation

   7. 9. Service by another method

   8. 10. Deemed service

   9. 11. Date of service

   10. 12. Proof of service

4. PART 3 PROCEEDINGS: GENERAL

   1. 13. Notification of proceedings to the person to whom proceedings relate

   2. 14. Evidence through live link

   3. 15. Oaths and affirmations

   4. 16. Interpretation, translation and communication through an intermediary

   5. 16A. Interpretation and translation for witnesses other than a person to whom proceedings relate

   6. 17. Rights of audience

   7. 18. Legal representatives

5. PART 4 DOCUMENTS

   1. 19. Registrar's powers to require information from the Judge Advocate General or the Court Martial

   2. 20. Documents and exhibits

   3. 21. Copies of document, etc

   4. 22. Security of documents, etc

   5. 23. Public interest

6. PART 5 PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES

   1. 24. Declaration of incompatibility with a Convention right

   2. 25. Reference by the Commission

   3. 26. Reference of a question to a special commissioner

7. PART 6 APPEALS IN PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS AND AGAINST CERTAIN ORDERS

   1. CHAPTER 1 APPEALS AGAINST AN ORDER OR RULING MADE IN PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS OF THE COURT MARTIAL

      1. 27. Application of Chapter 1

      2. 28. Service of appeal notice

      3. 29. Appeal notice

      4. 30. Respondent's notice

   2. CHAPTER 2 APPEALS AGAINST A REPORTING OR PUBLIC ACCESS ORDER

      1. 31. Application of Chapter 2

      2. 32. Service of appeal notice

      3. 33. Appeal notice

      4. 34. Advance notice of an appeal

      5. 35. Duty of applicant

      6. 36. Respondent's notice

   3. CHAPTER 3 POWERS OF THE COURT AND THE REGISTRAR UNDER PART 6

      1. 37. Application and interpretation of Chapter 3

      2. 38. Power to vary requirements of Chapters 1 and 2

      3. 39. Hearings

      4. 40. Notice of hearings and decisions

      5. 41. Right to attend a hearing

      6. 42. Powers of a judge of the court

      7. 43. Exercise by a judge of the court or the registrar of a power under this Part

      8. 44. Determination of appeal

8. PART 7 APPEALS AGAINST CONVICTION, SENTENCE, FINDING OF INSANITY OR UNFITNESS TO PLEAD OR HOSPITAL ORDER

   1. 45. Applicability of this Part

   2. 46. Application for permission to appeal

   3. 47. Prescribed period

   4. 48. Prescribed period: appeals where previous convictions set aside

   5. 49. Respondent's notice

   6. 50. Extension of time

   7. 51. References by the Commission, the Judge Advocate General or the Secretary of State

9. PART 8 APPEAL FROM A DECISION OF THE REGISTRAR OR A SINGLE JUDGE

   1. 52. Notification

   2. 53. Further applications to a judge or to the court: additional rules

10. PART 9 REFERENCE TO THE COURT OF AN UNDULY LENIENT SENTENCE

    1. 54. Attorney General's reference of unduly lenient sentence

    2. 55. Service of notice of reference and application for permission

    3. 56. Notice of reference and application for permission

    4. 57. Registrar's notice to offender

    5. 58. Respondent's notice

    6. 59. Variation or withdrawal of notice of reference or application for permission

11. PART 10 ABANDONMENT OF APPEAL OR GROUNDS OF APPEAL

    1. 60. Abandonment of appeal

    2. 61. Abandoning a ground of appeal or opposition

12. PART 11 WITNESSES

    1. 62. Witnesses

13. PART 12 APPEALS TO THE SUPREME COURT

    1. 63. Applications in relation to the Supreme Court

    2. 64. Hearings

14. PART 13 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

    1. 65. Notifying results of an appeal, etc

    2. 66. Register and cause list

    3. 67. Non-compliance with Rules

    4. 68. Enforcement of duties

15. PART 14 REVOCATIONS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

    1. 69. Revocation and transitional arrangements

16. Signature

17. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       OATHS AND AFFIRMATIONS

       1. The words prescribed are— (a) for witnesses,  “… the evidence...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO APPEAL

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       NOTICE OF REQUISITION UNDER SECTION 36(2)

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

       1. 1. Interpretation

       2. 2. General modification of these Rules

       3. 3. Modifications consequent on revocation of the 1968 Rules

    5. SCHEDULE 5

       REVOCATION SCHEDULE

18. Explanatory Note