The Armed Forces (Court Martial) Rules 2009

Notification of proceedings

17.—(1) The court administration officer must serve notice of any time and place appointed by him for the commencement or resumption of any proceedings on—

(a) each person to whom the proceedings relate;

(b) the legal representative (if any) of each such person;

(c) the commanding officer of each such person;

(d) the Director;

(e) where the proceedings are for the hearing of an application, the applicant; and

(f) any such other person as the Judge Advocate General may direct.

(2) At the same time as serving notice under paragraph (1) of the time and place appointed for the commencement of any proceedings with lay members, or as soon as is reasonably practicable after doing so, the court administration officer must serve on the persons mentioned in that paragraph a notice of the name and relevant particulars of—

(a) each of the lay members; and

(b) any person specified as a waiting member under rule 36.

(3) In paragraph (2), “relevant particulars” means—

(a) in relation to a person subject to service law, his rank or rate and his unit;

(b) in relation to any other person, any position held by him in the service of the Crown and any unit to which he is attached.