(1)Subject to the provisions of this section, a court-martial shall sit at such place (whether within or without Her Majesty’s dominions) as may be specified in the order convening the court; and the convening officer may convene it to sit [F1at any place, whether or not, in the case of an officer having a command, within the limits of his command].
(2)A court-martial sitting at any place shall if the convening officer directs it to sit at some other place, and may without any such direction if it appears to the court requisite in the interests of justice to sit at some other place, adjourn for the purpose of sitting at that other place.
Textual Amendments
F1Words substituted by Armed Forces Act 1981 (c. 55), Sch. 2 para. 4
Textual Amendments applied to the whole legislation
F2Act: 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