The Armed Forces (Court Martial) Rules 2009

Announcement of findingsU.K.

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110.—(1) The finding of the lay members on each charge shall be announced by the president of the board.

(2) Paragraph (1) is subject to any direction given under rule 108(2).

(3) If the judge advocate is satisfied that the findings announced are acceptable in law, the judge advocate and the president of the board shall sign a record of the findings.

(4) If the judge advocate is not so satisfied, he shall direct the lay members to withdraw and reconsider their findings.

(5) Where, in accordance with a direction given under rule 108(2), no finding is recorded on a charge, the judge advocate may direct that the charge is to lie on the file, not to be proceeded with without the leave of the court or the Appeal Court.

(6) Where no lay member is subject to service law, references in this rule to the president of the board are to be read as references to a lay member chosen by the lay members from among their number.