{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-court-martial-rules-2009/article-20",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-court-martial-rules-2009/article-20.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2009/2041",
  "legislation_title": "The Armed Forces (Court Martial) Rules 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-court-martial-rules-2009",
  "path": "article/20",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "20",
  "heading": "Deliberation in private",
  "text": "(1) While the court is deliberating on—\n(a) finding, or\n(b) any other matter as respects which the judge advocate directs that this paragraph is to apply,\nno other person may be present.\n(2) While the court is deliberating on—\n(a) sentence,\n(aa) review of sentence under section 304D or 304E,\n(b) an issue of fact being tried under rule 112,\n(c) whether to make an activation order, or\n(d) any other matter as respects which the judge advocate directs that this paragraph is to apply,\nno other person may be present except a person in attendance for instruction.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Rule 20(2)(aa) inserted (16.10.2024) by The Armed Forces (Court Martial) (Amendment) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/1036), rules 1(2), 5"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/2041/article/20",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:07:43.001865+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}