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(1)The Defence Council may make regulations with respect to the investigation of charges by commanding officers and summary dealings by commanding officers and appropriate superior authorities.
(2)Regulations under this section may in particular make provision with respect to—
(a)the reporting of a charge to a commanding officer;
(b)the procedure to be followed by a commanding officer investigating a charge;
(c)the delegation by the commanding officer of any of his functions;
(d)the charges which are capable of being dealt with summarily;
(e)the amendment or substitution of charges;
(f)the procedure on summary dealings;
(g)limitations on the punishments which may be awarded on a summary dealing by a commanding officer or appropriate superior authority of a specified description;
[F2(gg)the procedure for making elections under section 118ZA(2) of this Act and withdrawing such elections;]]
(h)the information to be provided to a person afforded an opportunity of electing court-martial trial;
(i)the procedure for electing court-martial trial, including any period within which any such election may be made;
(j)the procedure for requesting leave to withdraw an election for court-martial trial and for withdrawing any such election;
(k)who may act as the higher authority and the appropriate superior authority in specified descriptions of cases;
(l)who is to act as the higher authority and the appropriate superior authority in any particular case.
(3)A regulation under this section which is inconsistent with the provisions of this Act shall to the extent of the inconsistency be void.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 83 substituted (1.4.1997) by 1996 c. 46, s. 5, Sch. 1 Pt. I para. 10; S.I. 1997/304, art. 2 (with art. 3, Sch. 2)
F2S. 83(2)(gg) inserted (2.10.2000) by 2000 c. 4, s. 25, Sch. 3 para. 4; S.I. 2000/2366, art. 2 (with transitional provisions in art. 3, Sch. para. 14)
Textual Amendments applied to the whole legislation
F3Act: the provisions of the 1955 Acts providing for findings of courts-martial to be subject to confirmation and to revision at the direction of the confirming officer cease to have effect (1.4.1997 subject to art. 3 of the commencing S.I.) by virtue of 1996 c. 46, s. 15; S.I. 1997/304, arts. 2, 3, Sch. 2
F4Act repealed (1.1.2008 for the repeal of s. 180 only) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), s. 383(2), Sch. 17; S.I. 2007/2913, art. 3 (with art. 4(1)(2))
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