25U.K.In section 94 (courts-martial to sit in open court), after subsection (5) there shall be added the following subsections—
“(6)The judge advocate shall not be present while the other members of the court are deliberating on their finding on any charge.
(7)Any ruling or direction of the judge advocate on a question of law (including a question of procedure or practice) shall be given in open court.
(8)The judge advocate may determine, and give rulings on, questions of law (including questions of procedure and practice) in the absence of the other members of the court and of any officers and other persons under instruction.”