Part 6Summary Hearing and Appeals and Review

Chapter 4Summary Hearings etc Rules

153Summary hearings etc rules

1

The Secretary of State may by rules make provision with respect to—

a

the summary hearing of charges by commanding officers;

b

hearings as regards the making of orders under section 193 (activation of suspended sentence of service detention).

2

Rules under this section may in particular make provision—

a

as to the practice and procedure to be followed at hearings;

b

as to evidence at hearings;

c

for the delegation by a commanding officer of any of his functions;

d

as to applications for extended powers;

e

as to applications for permission to hear summarily charges of a kind mentioned in section 54;

f

requiring prescribed persons to be notified of prescribed matters.

3

In subsection (2) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules under this section.