# The Court Martial Appeal Court Rules 2009, Article 59: Variation or withdrawal of notice of reference or application for permission


(1) This rule applies where the Attorney General wants to vary or withdraw—
(a) a notice of reference of a case; or
(b) an application for permission to refer a case.
(2) The Attorney General—
(a) may vary or withdraw the notice of reference of a case or the application for permission to refer a case without the court's permission by serving notice on—
(i) the registrar, and
(ii) the person to whom proceedings relate,
before any hearing of the reference or application for permission; but
(b) at any such hearing, may only vary or withdraw the notice of reference of a case or the application for permission to refer a case with the court's permission.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/2657/article/59 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/court-martial-appeal-court-rules-2009/article-59
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.