The Courts-Martial (Royal Navy) Rules 1997

Contents

523 provisions, too many to show on one page. Open a part or section to read it with its history and connections, or search inside the text.

1. Part I · Preliminary
   1. 1 Citation and commencement
   2. 2 Interpretation
   3. 3 Service on an accused
2. Part II · Prosecution of offences
   1. 4 Referring a case to the prosecuting authority
   2. 5 Charge sheet
   3. 6 Charges and joinder
   4. 7 Notifying the accused’s commanding officer
   5. 8 Notifying the court administration officer
   6. 9 Appointment of judge advocate
   7. 10 Notification of trial
   8. 11 Discontinuing proceedings before trial
   9. 12 Amending charges and additional charges before trial
3. Part III · General matters
   1. 13 Conduct of the defence
   2. 14 Ordering the court
   3. 15 Ineligibility for membership of courts-martial
   4. 16 Appointment of court officials
   5. 17 Delegation of the court administration officer’s functions
   6. 18 Additional evidence before trial
   7. 19 Witnesses not called by the prosecutor
   8. 20 Transcript of interview
   9. 21 Witness summons
4. Part IV · Hearing for directions
   1. 22 Convening a hearing for directions
   2. 23 Hearing for directions in chambers
   3. 24 Substance of a hearing for directions
5. Part V · Proceedings at court-martial
   1. 25 Pre-trial hearing
   2. 26 Challenges and oaths at a pre-trial hearing
   3. 27 Substance of a pre-trial hearing
   4. 28 President and members
   5. 29 The judge advocate
   6. 30 Judge advocate sitting alone
   7. 31 Challenges by the accused
   8. 32 Oaths and affirmations
   9. 33 Administration of oaths and affirmations
   10. 34 Commencement of the trial
   11. 35 Severance
   12. 36 Plea to the charge
   13. 37 Guilty plea
   14. 38 Alternative charges
   15. 39 Additional charges during trial
   16. 40 Changes to the charge sheet during trial
   17. 41 Changes to the charge sheet by the court
   18. 42 Procedure after guilty plea
   19. 43 Mixed pleas
   20. 44 Dispute on facts after guilty plea
   21. 45 Change of plea
   22. 46 Procedure after not guilty plea
   23. 47 Additional evidence during trial
   24. 48 Expert evidence
   25. 49 Exhibits
   26. 50 Presence of witnesses
   27. 51 Evidence through television link
   28. 52 Video recordings of testimony from child witnesses
   29. 53 Examination of witnesses
   30. 54 Questioning by the court
   31. 55 Recall of witnesses
   32. 56 Submission of no case to answer
   33. 57 Finding of not guilty before the conclusion of the defence
   34. 58 The case for the defence
   35. 59 Witnesses for the defence
   36. 60 Further evidence
   37. 61 Closing addresses
   38. 62 Summing up
   39. 63 Special finding
   40. 64 Deliberation on finding
   41. 65 Record of finding
6. Part VI · Sentencing
   1. 66 Pre-sentence report
   2. 67 Evidence before sentencing
   3. 68 Evidence on behalf of the accused
   4. 69 Offences taken into consideration
   5. 70 Deliberation on sentence
   6. 71 Postponement of deliberation on sentence
   7. 72 Announcement of sentence
   8. 73 Conclusion of the trial
7. Part VII · Review of court-martial finding and sentence
   1. 74 The petition
   2. 75 Decision on review
8. Part VIII · Miscellaneous
   1. 76 Bankers’ Books Evidence Act 1879
   2. 77 Record of proceedings
   3. 78 Circumstances not provided for
   4. 79 Revocation and savings
9. Schedule 1 · Charges and joinder
   1. Part I Rules
   2. Part II Form
10. Schedule 2 · Forms
11. Schedule 3 · Hearing for directions
12. Schedule 4 · Oaths and affirmations
    1. Part I Manner of administering oaths and affirmations
    2. Part II Forms of oath
    3. Part III Form of scottish oaths
    4. Part IV Form of solemn affirmations