The Court Martial Appeal Court (Amendment) Rules 2015
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Citation | SI 2015/1814 |
| Year | 2015 |
2015No. 1814
COURT MARTIAL (APPEALS)
The Court Martial Appeal Court (Amendment) Rules 2015
21stOctober2015
23rdOctober2015
16thNovember2015
The Lord Chief Justice, in exercise of the power conferred by section 49 of the Court Martial Appeals Act 1968( 1), including that section as extended by section 163(9) of the Armed Forces Act 2006( 2), and with the agreement of the Lord Chancellor, makes the following Rules:
Citation and commencement
1. These Rules may be cited as the Court Martial Appeal Court (Amendment) Rules 2015 and shall come into force on 16th November 2015.
Court Martial Appeal Court rules
2. The Court Martial Appeal Court Rules 2009( 3) are amended as follows.
3. In paragraph (2) of rule 2 (interpretation), after the definition of "the commission" insert-
""the complainant", in relation to any offence (or alleged offence), means a person against or in relation to whom the offence was (or is alleged to have been) committed;".
4. After rule 16 (interpreters), insert-
"Interpretation and translation for witnesses other than a person to whom proceedings relate
16A.
-(1) Where the complainant is due to attend a hearing as a witness, the registrar, where satisfied that the person needs interpretation, must appoint an interpreter to act at the hearing.(2) The registrar may also appoint an interpreter for any other witness who is required to give evidence at a hearing, other than a person to whom proceedings relate.(3) Before an interpreter begins to act at a hearing, an oath or affirmation must be administered to the interpreter.(4) Before an interpreter is sworn or makes...Get this document and AI-powered insights with a free trial of vLex and Vincent AI
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