The Armed Forces (Court Martial) (Amendment) Rules 2024

Amendment of rule 2 (interpretation: proceedings and parties)

3.  In rule 2 (interpretation: proceedings and parties)—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) omit the “and” after sub-paragraph (f); and

(ii) after sub-paragraph (g), insert “and

“(h) review of sentence proceedings,”;

(b) in paragraph (2), after the definition of “related proceedings” insert—

““review of sentence proceedings” means proceedings before the court under section 304D (review of sentence following offer of assistance) or section 304E (review of sentence following failure to assist)(1);”;

(c) in paragraph (4)—

(i) after sub-paragraph (i), omit “and”;

(ii) after sub-paragraph (j), insert “; and

“(k) in the case of review of sentence proceedings, the person on whom the court has passed a sentence.”.

(1)

Sections 304D and 304E were inserted into the Armed Forces Act 2006 by sections 10 and 11 respectively of the Armed Forces Act 2016 (c. 21).