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117.—(1) The sentence shall be recorded in writing, dated and signed by the judge advocate and the president of the board.
(2) The judge advocate shall make the statement of reasons, and give the explanation, required by section 252(1).
(3) The president of the board shall pronounce sentence.
(4) With leave of the judge advocate, the president of the board may make additional remarks to the offender about—
(a)the effects of his offence on the service to which he belongs; and
(b)the likely effects of the sentence on his service career.
(5) Where there are no lay members, or none of the lay members is subject to service law—
(a)paragraph (1) shall have effect as if the words “and the president of the board” were omitted;
(b)in paragraph (3), the reference to the president of the board shall be read as a reference to the judge advocate; and
(c)paragraph (4) shall not apply.
(6) In this rule, “sentence” has the same meaning as in section 252.
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