http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1209/article/60The Armed Forces (Service Civilian Court) Rules 2009texttext/xmlenStatute Law DatabaseDEFENCE2024-06-19Expert Participation2023-11-13 The Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52) (“the Act”) creates a standing Service Civilian Court. These Rules provide for the practice and procedure to be followed at the Service Civilian Court, administrative matters of the court and also make provision with regard to evidential matters such as special measures directions and hearsay evidence. PART 12EVIDENCECHAPTER 1GeneralProof by written statement601Without prejudice to rule 58, section 9 of the 1967 Act (proof by written statement) shall apply, subject to paragraph (2), in relation to a statement made—ain the United Kingdom by any person, orboutside the United Kingdom by a person subject to service law or a civilian subject to service discipline,as it applies in criminal proceedings in relation to a statement made in the United Kingdom.2In its application by virtue of this rule, section 9 of the 1967 Act shall have effect as if—asubsection (2)(c) required service of the statement on the court administration officer (as well as each of the other parties to the proceedings);bin subsection (2)(d), the reference to the parties' solicitors were to their legal representatives; andcsubsections (5) and (8) were omitted; anddin subsection (6), the references to the court were to the judge advocate.3An application to the court under section 9(4)(b) of the 1967 Act—amay be made in preliminary proceedings; orbin trial proceedings.4Section 89 of the 1967 Act (offence of making a false statement tendered in evidence) shall apply in relation to a statement tendered in evidence in proceedings of the court by virtue of section 9 of that Act, wherever made, as it applies in relation to a statement tendered in evidence in criminal proceedings by virtue of that section.
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