Amendments to Court Martial rules10.
In rule 92 (special measures available)—
(a)
in paragraph (1) for “, 25 to 27, 29 and 30” substitute “and 25 to 30”
; and
(b)
in paragraph (2) for “25 to 27” substitute “25 to 28”
; and
(c)
after paragraph (3) insert—
“(4)
In a domestic abuse case a special measure for which provision is made by any of sections 23 and 25 to 28 of the 1999 Act is only available under paragraph (2) if section 62 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (special measures in criminal proceedings for offences involving domestic abuse) is in force for the purposes of that section of the 1999 Act.
(5)
In this rule “domestic abuse case” means proceedings falling within rule 91(2)(a) by virtue only of paragraph (iii) of that sub-paragraph.”.