Part II Trial and punishment of offences
F7 Custody
47MF2 Judicial officers.
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Judicial officers shall be appointed for the purposes of this Act by the F3Judge Advocate General .
2
No person shall be appointed under this section unless—
a
he is qualified under section 53B(2) of this Act for appointment as the judge advocate in relation to a court-martial, F4. . .
b
he has, and has had for at least five years, in any Commonwealth country or any colony rights and duties similar to those of a barrister or solicitor in England and Wales, and is subject to punishment or disability for breach of professional rules.F5or
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In subsection (2)(c), “relevant judicial appointment”, in relation to a Commonwealth country or colony, means an appointment by virtue of which he is capable of exercising, in criminal proceedings in that country or colony, functions similar to the functions exercisable, in criminal proceedings in England and Wales, by a judge of the Supreme Court, a Circuit judge or a District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts).
Ss. 47A-47F and crossheading inserted (2.10.2000) by 2000 c. 4, s. 1(3); S.I. 2000/2366, art. 2 (with Sch. para. 15)