PART 3: TRANSITIONAL

DSP’s powers to substitute or add charges after election for Court Martial trial

9.—(1) This article applies where—

(a)section 130A of the 2006 Act (inserted by paragraph 9 of Schedule 3 to the 2011 Act) applies; and

(b)the election for Court Martial trial by virtue of which that section applies was made before commencement.

(2) Subsection (2) of that section has effect as if, in paragraph (b), for “the relevant charge was in respect of such an offence” there were substituted “the defendant’s commanding officer could have heard such a charge summarily (without obtaining permission) by virtue of being of or above the rank of rear admiral, major-general or air vice-marshal”.