{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-court-martial-rules-2009/article-30",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-court-martial-rules-2009/article-30.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/30",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "30",
  "heading": "Proceedings with four lay members",
  "text": "(1) A judge advocate may only give a direction under section 155(2A) if the judge advocate considers it necessary to do so, having regard to the expected length and location of the proceedings.\n(2) A direction may not be given under section 155(2A) after the commencement of the proceedings unless—\n(a) a direction under section 155(2A) was in effect when the proceedings commenced;\n(b) one or more lay members has been discharged under rule 35(4) (objections); and\n(c) there are three or fewer lay members remaining (including any waiting members).\n(3) A judge advocate may rescind a direction under section 155(2A) at any time before the commencement of the proceedings to which it relates.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Rules 30, 30A substituted for rule 30 (1.1.2023) by The Armed Forces (Court Martial) (Amendment) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/1264), rules 1(2), 7"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/2041/article/30",
    "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."
}