[F14(1)It is an offence for a lay member of the Court Martial for proceedings intentionally to engage in prohibited conduct during the trial period, subject to the exceptions in sub-paragraphs (4) and (5).U.K.
(2)“Prohibited conduct” means conduct from which it may reasonably be concluded that the person intends to make a finding on a charge or a decision about a sentence otherwise than on the basis of the evidence presented in the proceedings.
(3)An offence under this paragraph is committed whether or not the person knows that the conduct is prohibited conduct.
(4)It is not an offence under this paragraph for a person to research the case that is the subject of the proceedings (as defined in paragraph 2(2) to (4)).
(5)It is not an offence under this paragraph for a person to disclose information to another lay member of the Court Martial.
(6)A person guilty of an offence under this paragraph is liable to any punishment mentioned in the Table in section 164, but a sentence of imprisonment imposed in respect of the offence must not exceed two years.]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 2A inserted (13.4.2015) by Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2), s. 95(1), Sch. 14 para. 3; S.I. 2015/778, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 80 (with Sch. 2 paras. 3(c), 4(c))