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2. In the Armed Forces (Court Martial) Rules 2009(1), in Rule 34 (the president of the board)—
(a)in paragraph (3)—
(i)after “officer”, insert “(“A”)”;
(ii)in subparagraphs (a) and (b), for “he”, in both places it occurs, substitute “A”;
(iii)in subparagraph (c), after the words “to whom proceedings relate”, insert “(“B”)” and for the words after “subject to service law,”, substitute “A satisfies the requirements set out in paragraphs (4) and (4A).”;
(b)for paragraph (4), substitute “Where B is of rank OF-6 or above, A must be of rank OF-6 or above.”;
(c)after paragraph (4), insert—
“(4A) Where B is of rank OF-5 or below, A must be of superior rank to B.”;
(d)after paragraph (5), insert—
“(5A)In this rule—
“OF-5” means any of the following—
captain, Royal Navy;
colonel;
group captain;
“OF-6” means any of the following—
commodore;
brigadier;
air commodore.”.
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