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(1)The record of the proceedings of a court-martial shall be kept in the custody of the Judge AdvocateGeneral for not less than the prescribed period being a period sufficient to ensure that the rightsconferred by the two next following subsections [F1and by subsection 141A below] shall be capable of being exercised.
(2)Subject to the provisions of this section, any person tried by a court-martial shall be entitled toobtain from the Judge Advocate General on demand at any time within the relevant period and on paymenttherefor at such rate [F2as the Judge Advocate General may determine] a copy of the record of the proceedings of the court.
(3)Where a person tried by court-martial dies within the relevant period, his personal representatives orany person who in the opinion of the Judge Advocate General ought to be treated for the purposes of thissubsection as his personal representative shall subject to the provisions of this section be entitled toobtain from the Judge Advocate General on demand at any time within the period of twelve months from thedeath and on payment therefor at [F2the rate determined under subsection (2) above] a copy of the record of the proceedings of the court.
[F3(3A)The right of a person or his representatives to obtain a copy of the record under this section does notextend to so much of the record as relates only to a charge of which he was found not guilty.]
(4)If, on an application in pursuance of [F4this section] for a copy of the record of any proceedings, the Secretary of State certifies that it is requisitefor reasons of security that the proceedings or any part thereof should not be disclosed, the applicantshall not be entitled to a copy of the proceedings or part to which the certificate relates.
(5)In this section the expression “the relevant period”, in relation to any person tried by court-martial, means the periodof five years beginning with the date of his acquittal or, where he was convicted, of the promulgation ofthe findings and sentence F5. . .:
Provided that where the proceedings relate to two or more charges and the person tried was acquittedon one or more of the charges and convicted on another or others, the relevant period shall be the periodof five years beginning with the date of the promulgation of the finding or findings of guilty and thesentence thereon F5. . ..
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Textual Amendments
F1Words inserted by Armed Forces Act 1981 (c. 55), s. 8(2)
F2Words substituted by Armed Forces Act 1971 (c. 33), s. 58
F3S. 141(3A) inserted by Armed Forces Act 1981 (c. 55) s. 7(2)(a)(4) except in relation to a record of proceedings commenced before 1.5.1982
F4Words substituted by Armed Forces Act 1981 (c. 55), s. 7(2)(b)(4) except in relation to a record of proceedings commenced before 1.5.1982
F5Words in s. 141(5) repealed (1.4.1997 subject to art. 3 of the commencing S.I.) by 1996 c. 46, s. 35(2), Sch. 7 Pt. II; S.I. 1997/304, art. 2 (with transitional provisions in Sch. 2)
F6S. 141(6) repealed (1.4.1997 subject to art. 3 of the commencing S.I.) by 1996 c. 46, s. 35(2), Sch. 7 Pt. II; S.I. 1997/304, art. 2 (with transitional provisions in Sch. 2)
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F7Act: the provisions of the 1955 Acts providing for findings of courts-martial to be subject to confirmation and to revision at the direction of the confirming officer cease to have effect (1.4.1997 subject to art. 3 of the commencing S.I.) by virtue of 1996 c. 46, s. 15; S.I. 1997/304, arts. 2, 3, Sch. 2
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