{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/army-custody-rules-2000/schedule-3/paragraph-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/army-custody-rules-2000/schedule-3/paragraph-1.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2000/2368",
  "legislation_title": "The Army Custody Rules 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/army-custody-rules-2000",
  "path": "schedule/3/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) This paragraph applies where the judicial officer is satisfied that—\n(a) a person is likely to be able to give evidence likely to be material evidence, or produce any document or thing likely to be material evidence; and\n(b) the person will not voluntarily attend as a witness or will not voluntarily produce the document or thing.\n(2) In such a case the judicial officer shall, subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, direct the relevant court administration officer to issue a summons (a witness summons) directed to the person concerned and requiring him to—\n(a) attend a hearing at the time and place stated in the summons, and\n(b) give evidence or produce the document or thing.\n(3) A witness summons issued under this paragraph shall be in the form specified in the Appendix to this Schedule.\n(4) A witness summons may only be issued under this paragraph on an application made in accordance with paragraph 3; and the judicial officer may refuse to direct that a witness summons be issued if any requirement relating to the application is not fulfilled.\n(5) An application for a witness summons may be made by either the commanding officer or the person to whom the proceedings relate.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2368/schedule/3/paragraph/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T08:30:29.277176+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."
}