{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-martial-appeal-court-rules-2009/article-56",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2009/2657",
  "legislation_title": "The Court Martial Appeal Court Rules 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-martial-appeal-court-rules-2009",
  "path": "article/56",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "56",
  "heading": "Notice of reference and application for permission",
  "text": "(1) An application for permission to refer a case must be made in writing and must—\n(a) give the required information and—\n(i) the date and place of the relevant Court Martial decision; and\n(ii) the relevant verdict and sentence; and\n(b) explain why the sentence in the case appears to the Attorney General unduly lenient, concisely outlining each argument in support.\n(2) A notice of reference of a case must be made in writing and must—\n(a) include the same details and explanation as the application for permission to refer the case;\n(b) summarise the relevant facts; and\n(c) identify any relevant authorities.\n(3) Where the court gives the Attorney General permission to refer a case, it may treat the application for permission to refer a case as the notice of reference of a case.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/2657/article/56",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:05:04.734106+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."
}