{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-2019/regulation-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-2019/regulation-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2019/967",
  "legislation_title": "The Armed Forces (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-2019",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Armed Forces (Part 5 of the Armed Forces Act 2006) Regulations 2009",
  "text": "For regulation 11 (procedure for bringing a charge) substitute—\n“Procedure for bringing a charge\n11. (1) The procedure for bringing a charge against a person (“A”) under section 120(2), 121(1A) or 122(1) is as follows—\n(a) a charge sheet must be prepared in accordance with the Schedule;\n(b) the person bringing the charge must sign the charge sheet; and\n(c) a copy of the signed charge sheet must be served on A.\n(2) If A is subject to service law or a civilian subject to service discipline, a copy of the signed charge sheet must be served by hand on A by the commanding officer of A.\n(3) But if A has ceased to be subject to service law or a civilian subject to service discipline, a copy of the signed charge sheet must be served—\n(a) by hand on A by the commanding officer of A; or\n(b) by being left at, or sent by post to, A’s usual or last known address by—\n(i) the commanding officer; or\n(ii) the DSP if the charge is brought under section 121(1A).\n(4) When a charge is brought under section 121(1A) or 122(1), the DSP must provide a copy of the charge sheet to the court administration officer as soon as practicable after service of the charge sheet on the accused.\n(5) A commanding officer or the DSP may authorise a person to serve a copy of a signed charge sheet on his or her behalf.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Section 121(1A) will be inserted by section 5(1)(b) of the Armed Forces Act 2016 when it comes into force."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/967/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:40:13.208185+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."
}